break with

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To end a relationship or association: To deliberately and formally terminate a connection, alliance, or tradition with a person, group, or established practice.
    • To depart from a custom or pattern: To stop following a traditional or habitual way of doing things.
Usage
  • The verb "break with" is transitive and requires an object (e.g., a person, country, tradition). It describes a decisive and often final separation.
  • It is commonly used in formal, political, and personal contexts to signify a clean and intentional split.
Examples
  • Verb:
    • The senator decided to break with her party over the controversial policy.
    • To innovate, the artist had to break with the conventions of the past.
    • He broke with his family after a long-standing disagreement.
Advanced Usage
  • "to break with tradition": to stop following long-established customs.
    • The new CEO broke with tradition by allowing casual dress every day.
  • "to break with the past": to make a conscious departure from previous habits or history.
    • The country's new constitution represents a decisive break with the past.
Variants and Related Words
  • Break (verb): To separate into pieces; to interrupt. (Note: This is the root verb, distinct from the phrasal verb "break with").
  • Breakup (noun): The end of a relationship.
    • The breakup of the partnership was announced yesterday.
Synonyms
  • Sever ties with: To cut off a relationship.
  • Part company with: To end an association or go separate ways.
  • Renounce: To formally declare abandonment.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Break away from: To leave a group or tradition, often to become independent.
    • Several members broke away from the main organization to form their own group.
  • Break off: To end something abruptly (e.g., talks, an engagement).
    • They broke off diplomatic relations.
Related Idioms
  • Make a clean break: To end a relationship or situation completely and finally, without any remaining connections.
    • After the scandal, he moved to another city to make a clean break.
Verb
  1. end a relationship
    • China broke with Russia

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