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English noun: split up | |||
| 1. | split up (act) an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity | ||
| Samples | They announced a two-for-one split of the common stock. | ||
| Synonyms | split, stock split | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase, step-up | ||
English verb: split up | |||
| 1. | split up (social) get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage | ||
| Samples | The couple divorced after only 6 months. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue split up | ||
| Synonyms | divorce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, break up, part, separate, split, split up | ||
| Entail | conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed | ||
| 2. | split up (social) separate into parts or portions | ||
| Samples | Divide the cake into three equal parts. The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I. | ||
| Synonyms | carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Balkanise, Balkanize, canton, format, initialise, initialize, lot, paragraph, parcel, sectionalise, sectionalize, sliver, splinter, subdivide, triangulate, unitise, unitize | ||
| Antonyms | unite, unify | ||
| 3. | split up (social) discontinue an association or relation; go different ways | ||
| Samples | The business partners broke over a tax question. The couple separated after 25 years of marriage. My friend and I split up. | ||
| Synonyms | break, break up, part, separate, split | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, break apart, break away, break away, break with, disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunify, disunite, divorce, divorce, give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate, secede, splinter, split up | ||
| 4. | split up (change) become separated into pieces or fragments | ||
| Samples | The figurine broke. The freshly baked loaf fell apart. | ||
| Synonyms | break, come apart, fall apart, separate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change integrity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break open, break up, burst, burst, bust, crack, crush, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, ladder, puncture, run, smash, snap, split | ||
| Verb group | break | ||
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