break open Copy link Outline 1. refringo, 32. effringo, 33. solvo, 3 (of letters, seals) • break open: 1. refringo, 3: to b. open gates, portas r., Caes.: to b. open a prison, carcerem r., Liv. 2. effringo, 3: to b. open a door, januam ef., Cic.: to b. open a prison, carcerem ef., Tac.: to b. open a box, cistam ef., Hor. 3. solvo, 3 (of letters, seals): to b. open a letter, epistolam s., Cic.: v. to open.