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Definition of Split up
1. Noun. An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity. "They announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
2. Verb. Get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage. "Sam and Sue split up"; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"
Generic synonyms: Break, Break Up, Part, Separate, Split
Entails: Conjoin, Espouse, Get Hitched With, Get Married, Hook Up With, Marry, Wed
Derivative terms: Divorce, Divorcee, Divorcement
3. Verb. Separate into parts or portions. "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
Generic synonyms: Change Integrity
Specialized synonyms: Subdivide, Format, Initialise, Initialize, Sectionalise, Sectionalize, Triangulate, Unitise, Unitize, Lot, Parcel, Sliver, Splinter, Paragraph, Canton, Balkanise, Balkanize
Derivative terms: Divider, Divider, Divider, Divisible, Division, Split
Antonyms: Unite
4. Verb. Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways. "My friend and I split up"
Specialized synonyms: Give The Axe, Give The Bounce, Give The Gate, Break Apart, Disunify, Disassociate, Disjoint, Dissociate, Disunite, Divorce, Break With, Divorce, Break Away, Secede, Splinter, Break, Break Away
Derivative terms: Break, Breakup, Breakup, Separation, Separatist, Split
5. Verb. Become separated into pieces or fragments. "These glasses split up easily"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
Generic synonyms: Change Integrity
Specialized synonyms: Break Open, Burst, Split, Puncture, Burst, Bust, Smash, Ladder, Run, Crack, Snap, Break Up, Fragment, Fragmentise, Fragmentize, Crush
Related verbs: Break
Derivative terms: Break, Break, Break, Breakable
Also: Break Up
Definition of Split up
1. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic Of a group of people) Cease to be together, break apart from the group. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) separate, disassociate, cause to come apart. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Split Up
Literary usage of Split up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"The closest ally of Leicester became his bitterest rival. The victorious party
split up in 1265, as it had split up in 1263. And the dissolution of the ..."
2. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"The ) victorious party split up in 1265, as it had split up in 1263. And the
dissolution of the dominant faction once more gave Edward a better chance of ..."
3. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"The victorious party split up in 1265, as it had split up in 1263. And the
dissolution of the dominant faction once more gave Edward a better chance of ..."
4. History of England from the Accession of Henry III to the Death of Edward by Thomas Frederick Tout (1905)
"The victorious party split up in 1265, as it had split up in 1263. And the
dissolution of the dominant faction once more gave Edward a better chance of ..."
5. Philosophy of History by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, John Sibree (1902)
"states, that, contrary to the view thus presented, social relations do not assume
the character of general definitions and laws, but are entirely split up ..."
6. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1921)
"What has happened is that the plaintiff's old certificates have been split up in
effect and .... split up ..."
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