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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Split \Split\ (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Split
({Splitted, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. Splitting.] [Probably of
Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten,
OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG.
spl[=i]zen. Cf. Splice, Splint, Splinter.]
1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by
force; to divide in the direction of the grain or layers;
to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a
board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.
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Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden.
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2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
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A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder
by congealed water. --Boyle.
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3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by
discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political
party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South.
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4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often
used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and
carbonic acid.
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To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Split \Split\ (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Split
({Splitted, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. Splitting.] [Probably of
Scand. or Low german origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten,
OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG.
spl[=i]zen. Cf. Splice, Splint, Splinter.]
1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by
force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to
rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a
board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.
Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden.
2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder
by congealed water. --Boyle.
3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by
discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political
party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South.
4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often
used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and
carbonic acid.
To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
splitted
vb.
(lb en nonstandard or archaic) (infl of en split ed-form).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
splitted
vb.
(lb en nonstandard or archaic) (infl of en split ed-form).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
splitted
vb.
(lb en nonstandard or archaic) (infl of en split ed-form).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
splitted
vb.
(lb en nonstandard or archaic) (infl of en split ed-form).
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Splitted /splˈɪtɪd/
ّفصل
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
splitted /splˈɪtɪd/
rozdělený
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