refringō frēgī, frāctus, ere
re-+frango,
to break up, break open
: portas, Cs.: claustra: carcerem, L.: totas refringere
vestīs,
tear off
, O.: (ramum) cunctantem,
break off
, V.—Fig.,
to break, break down, check, destroy
: vim fluminis, Cs.: ubi (fortuna) vim suam refringi non volt, L.: impotentem dominationem, N.: Archivos, H.