break in pieces Copy link Outline 1. commĭnuo, ui, ūtum, 32. mĭnuo, 3 (less freq. in this sense than the comp. verb, and poet.)3. confringo, frēgi, actum, 34. concīdo, cīdi, cīsum, 3 (prop. to cut in pieces)5. dīrumpo, 3 • break in pieces: 1. commĭnuo, ui, ūtum, 3: to b. doors to pieces with axes, foribus securibus c., Pl.: to b. a statue in pieces, statuam c., Cic. Ov. 2. mĭnuo, 3 (less freq. in this sense than the comp. verb, and poet.): Ov Stat. 3. confringo, frēgi, actum, 3: to b. in pieces pots, cups, aulas, calices c., Pl.: swords broken in pieces by swords, enses ensibus confracti, Lucan. 4. concīdo, cīdi, cīsum, 3 (prop. to cut in pieces): to b. ships to pieces, naves c., Liv. Fig.: to b. up (speech) into short clauses: Cic. 5. dīrumpo, 3: to b. images in pieces, imagines d., Tac.