house·break 
/ˈhaʊsˌbreɪk/ verb
house·breaks; house·broke /ˈhaʊsˌbreɪk/ verb /-ˌbroʊk/ house·bro·ken /-ˌbroʊkən/ house·break·ing [+ obj] US : to train (an animal) to urinate or defecate outside the home or in an acceptable place indoors
▪ She's trying to housebreak [=(chiefly Brit) house-train] a puppy.
▪ She's trying to housebreak [=(chiefly Brit) house-train] a puppy.
