v. break into many pieces; damage or destroy; to weaken or destroy or refute
The dish will shatter if you drop it. OR He wanted to shatter her illusions.
The dish will shatter if you drop it. OR He wanted to shatter her illusions.
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He wanted to shatter her illusions.
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Why did the image shatter when the coyote lunged at it?
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Her earsplitting scream could shatter glass.
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break; burst; bust
fix; put back together
2 syllables
shat-ter
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