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Housetrained vs Housebroken - What's the difference?

housetrained | housebroken |

As a verb housetrained

is past tense of housetrain.

As an adjective housebroken is

of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.

housetrained

English

Verb

(head)
  • (housetrain)

  • housetrain

    English

    Verb

  • To teach a house pet to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home.
  • housebroken

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.