Carve up and Split

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Carve up verb – Separate into parts or portions.

Usage example: The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I

Split is a synonym for carve up. In some cases you can use "Split" instead a verb "Carve up".

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Split verb – Separate into parts or portions.

Carve up is a synonym for split in share out topic. You can use "Carve up" instead a verb "Split", if it concerns topics such as divide into parts.

Nearby Words: splice, splitting, splitter

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Split and Carve up. (2016). Retrieved 2021, January 25, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/carve_up/split

Carve up & Split. N.p., 2016. Web. 25 Jan. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/carve_up/split>.

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