split off

verb

To break away from a group or mass.

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verbsplit off (third-person singular simple present splits off, present participle splitting off, simple past and past participle split off)

present singular third person splits off · participle present splitting off

  1. To break away from a group or mass.

    Synonyms: offsplit

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo break away from a group or mass.

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