break through Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. rumpo, 3 (prop. to burst; of force exerted from within)2. perrumpo, 33. perfringo, 3II. Fig.1. vĭŏlo, 12. rumpo, frango • break through: I. Lit.: 1. rumpo, 3 (prop. to burst; of force exerted from within): v. to break asunder. 2. perrumpo, 3: to b. through a threshold with an axe, limina bipenni p., Virg.: to b. through a rib, costam p., Cels. 3. perfringo, 3: to b. through gates, portas p., Lucan: to b. through walls, muros p., Tac.: to b. through the main body of the enemy, phalangem hostium p., Caes. II. Fig.: to violate laws, treaties, etc.: 1. vĭŏlo, 1: v. to violate. 2. rumpo, frango: v. to break (III.).