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Verb: housebreak (housebroke,housebroken)  'haws,breyk
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: house-train)
  1. Train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
    "They struggled to housebreak their new puppy";
    - house-train [Brit]

Derived forms: housebreaking, housebroken, housebreaks, housebroke

Type of: develop, educate, prepare, train

Encyclopedia: Housebreak