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split up, v.

become separated into pieces or fragments
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break come apart fall apart separate split up

sample sentences

"The figurine broke"
"The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

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derivationally related form

breakable break break break

also see

break up

semantic pointers

hypernym

change integrity

hyponym

burst, split, break open puncture burst, bust smash ladder, run snap, crack break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise crush

verb group

break

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
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break break up part separate split split up

sample sentences

"The business partners broke over a tax question"
"The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"
"My friend and I split up"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

breakup breakup

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

split

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derivationally related form

separation separatist

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derivationally related form

break

semantic pointers

hyponym

give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate disunify, break apart divorce, disassociate, dissociate, disunite, disjoint break with divorce, split up secede, splinter, break away break, break away

separate into parts or portions
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carve up dissever divide separate split split up

sample sentences

"divide the cake into three equal parts"
"The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"