Thesaurus: shatter

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1. v. t. To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning.
2. v. t. To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered.
3. v. t. To scatter about.
4. v. i. To be broken into fragments; to fall or crumble to pieces by any force applied.
5. n. A fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters.
6. v. break into many pieces
7. v. damage or destroy
8. v. cause to break into many pieces
9. 1. To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning. A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided amongst revolted subjects. Locke. 2. To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered. A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor. Norris. 3. To scatter about. [Obs.] Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. Milton. To be broken into fragments; to fal Some fragile bodies break but where the force is; some shatter and fly in many places. Bacon. A fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters. Swift.
10. To be broken into fragments; to falSome fragile bodies break but where the force is; some shatter andfly in many places. Bacon.
11. v:100 v. break into many pieces v. damage or destroy v. cause to break into many pieces