transitive verb
: to separate or remove by or as if by splitting
split some kindling off from a log
where only part of the assets of the corporation are split off into a new corporation — U.S. Code
split the carbon dioxide off
intransitive verb
: to separate oneself or become separated or removed by or as if by splitting
pink-tinted granite existing in clean-cleaved layers that split off true and fine — Charles Rawlings
ready to split off on the slavery question — S.H.Adams
— often used with from
blondness splits off from long-headedness — Ruth Benedict
Miami are supposed to have split off from the Chippewa — American Guide Series: Michigan