dɪˈsɛvə dɪˈsɛvɚ dɪˈvaɪd dɪˈvɔːs dɪˈvɔɹs pɑːt pɑɹt pɐːt splɪt splɪt become separated into pieces or fragments The figurine broke The freshly baked loaf fell apart an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock discontinue an association or relation; go different ways The business partners broke over a tax question The couple separated after 25 years of marriage My friend and I split up separate into parts or portions divide the cake into three equal parts The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage The couple divorced after only 6 months