verb
Meaning 1
To cut into pieces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
carve up
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verb
Meaning 2
To divide or dismember, separate into parts
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: usually
Qualifier: land
Topics: country, location, region
Examples
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
separate into parts or portions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- divide the cake into three equal parts
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: divide, split, split up, separate, dissever
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change integrity
Narrower terms: subdivide, format, initialize, initialise, sectionalize, sectionalise, triangulate, unitize, unitise, lot, parcel, sliver, splinter, paragraph, canton, Balkanize, Balkanise
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: zerschneiden — to cut into pieces
- German: zerstückeln — land, etc.: to divide or dismember
- German: zerlegen — land, etc.: to divide or dismember
- German: in Stücke aufteilen — land, etc.: to divide or dismember