English Explanatory Dictionary

inbreak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To break in; break into; make an incursion into; insert into; interrupt.
noun
  1. A sudden violent inroad or incursion; an irruption; a breaking in.

Word forms

inbreak inbreaks inbreaking inbroke inbroken

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”).

Derived words

inbreaking
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