1. to break up the ground, (Iliad by Homer) 2. to break through a wall, (Iliad by Homer):—;Pass., ἡ ναῦς ἀναρρήγνυται τὴν παρεξειρεσίαν the ship has its bow broken through , (Thucydides) 3. to tear open a carcase, of lions, (Iliad by Homer); of Ajax, δίχα ἀνερρήγνυ was cleaving them asunder, (Sophocles Tragicus) 4. to make to break forth, utter , like Lat. rumpere voces, (Aristophanes Comicus); ἀν. πόλιν to make it break out, excite greatly , (Plutarch):—;Pass. to burst forth ; metaphorically of persons, ἀναρρήγνυσθαι πρὸς ὀργήν (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) 5. intransitive to break forth , (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)