break asunder Copy link Outline 1. rumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 32. diffringo, 3 • break asunder or in sunder: 1. rumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3: to b. a bow as., arcum r., Phaedr.: to b. a keel as., carinam r., Ov.: v. to burst. 2. diffringo, 3: v. to break (I. 3).