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Splinter (Verb)

Withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

A group of discontented members threatened to splinter from the party over the current leadership's policies.
The Baptist church in the town finally decided to splinter from the main denomination due to an intense theological dispute.
Rumors emerged that several key players would splinter from the union over the employers' unyielding stance on the proposed contract.
A faction in the traditionalist movement opted to splinter from their mainstream party for an even more right-wing stance.
After nearly two decades of internal conflict, the organization began to splinter from within due to mismanagement and corruption.

Break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

When the glass fell, it splintered into a thousand pieces on the floor.
Carelessly hammering the old nail caused the wood to splinter and break.
The rock face began to splinter off in huge chunks as the earthquake shook the ground.
As she fell on the ice, her skate blade splintered into jagged fragments.
During the intense storm, the wooden fence post started to splinter due to the heavy rain and strong winds.

Divide into slivers or splinters.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The old wooden table began to splinter as I accidentally knocked it with my elbow.
Years of exposure to rain and sun had started to splinter the paint on the old door.
The force of the impact was strong enough to splinter the entire log into a hundred pieces.
Cutting through a knot with dull scissors can cause the wood to splinter in many directions.
The storm's powerful winds were so strong they began to splinter the dry trees that lined the street.