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shatter
 
VERB:1. To crack or split into two or more fragments by means of or as a result of force, a blow, or strain: break, fracture, rift, rive, shiver2, smash, splinter, sunder. See HELP. 2. To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of: bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, destroy, finish, ruin, sink, smash, spoil, torpedo, undo, wash up, wrack2, wreck. Slang : total. Idioms: put the kibosh on. See HELP.
 
 
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