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Broken Definition
(p. p.) of Break
(v. t.) Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.
(v. t.) Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface.
(v. t.) Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship.
(v. t.) Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.
(v. t.) Subdued; humbled; contrite.
(v. t.) Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.
(v. t.) Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
(v. t.) Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.
(v. t.) Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.
(v. t.) Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting.
The commendable efforts of preachers to Europe is that Superstition regarding work and wealth was broken. Everybody now knows that wealth comes only from hard work, not from some superstitious beliefs...