Definitions:

1. to cause to fall or collapse verb
   • We broke down the chairs after the performance.
2. to collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack verb
   • The runner broke down at the end of the race.
3. to fall apart verb
   • The car breaks down often.
4. to lose control of one's emotions verb
   • My teacher broke down in the middle of class.
5. to make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of verb
   • I broke it down into components or essential features.
6. to make ineffective verb
   • Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination.
7. to separate substances into constituent elements or parts verb
   • We need to break down this solution.

Synonyms:

• analyse
• analyze
• break up
• collapse
• dissect
• snap
• take apart
• tumble