Carve Up (Verb)
Meaning
Separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The land was carved up into smaller plots to be sold to individual buyers.
- Europeans carved up Africa during the colonial era, creating artificial borders that remain in place today.
- Her inheritance was carefully carved up between her two children and several charities.
- Control of the disputed territory was carved up between the two countries after years of negotiations.
- The ancient empire was carved up among the rival warlords after the death of the emperor.