Split
Split verb - To set or force apart.
Turn against and split are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turn against" instead a verb "Split".
Turn against
Split and turn against are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Split" instead a verb "Turn against".
Both terms in one sentence
- Pokey didn't want to turn against his best friend, so it created a split personality — Porky — who then became dominant and wreaked havoc.
- It took him killing his own "daughter" (actually a piece of him that had split off and gained sentience) and laughing it off after the series was re-vamped into The New Batman Adventures for the fans to finally turn against him.
Source: Unintentionally Sympathetic -
A House Divided: By the final day, the party members that are still alive split into three distinct factions concerning what to do about Polaris, and allying yourself with one will cause the party members in the other two to turn against you.
Source: Video Game / Devil Survivor 2
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