Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inbreak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-break
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To break in; break into; make an incursion into; insert into; interrupt.

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Etymology

From Middle English *inbreken, from Old English inbrecan (“to break into”), equivalent to in- + break. Cognate with Dutch inbreken (“to break in”), German einbrechen (“to break in”).

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What does inbreak mean?
To break in; break into; make an incursion into; insert into; interrupt.
Where does inbreak come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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