Split 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.

Synonyms

  • Carve Up
  • Split
  • Separate
  • Dissever
  • Divide

Hypernyms

  • Change Integrity

Hyponyms

  • Triangulate
  • Format
  • Sectionalize
  • Unitize
  • Initialize
  • Splinter
  • Unitise
  • Lot
  • Balkanise
  • Canton
  • Paragraph
  • Subdivide
  • Balkanize
  • Sectionalise
  • Parcel
  • Sliver

Meaning

Become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart".

Classification

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

Synonyms

  • Break
  • Separate
  • Fall Apart
  • Come Apart

Hypernyms

  • Change Integrity

Hyponyms

  • Crack
  • Split
  • Puncture
  • Bust
  • Burst
  • Fragment
  • Snap
  • Fragmentise
  • Run
  • Ladder
  • Break Up
  • Smash
  • Crush

Meaning

Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

  • Break
  • Split
  • Separate
  • Part
  • Break Up

Hyponyms

  • Disassociate
  • Break With
  • Split Up
  • Splinter
  • Disunify
  • Give The Bounce
  • Divorce
  • Dissociate
  • Disunite
  • Break
  • Disjoint
  • Secede
  • Break Apart
  • Give The Axe
  • Break Away

Meaning

Get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

  • Divorce

Hypernyms

  • Break
  • Split
  • Split Up
  • Separate
  • Break Up