is a specific kind of: increase, step-up.

is a specific kind of: break, break up, part, separate, split, split up^v3.

entailment: conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed.

derivation: divorce, divorcement | divorcee, grass widow.

is a specific kind of: change integrity.

is a broader term that covers: subdivide | format, initialise, initialize | sectionalise, sectionalize | triangulate | unitise, unitize | lot | parcel | sliver, splinter | paragraph | canton | Balkanise, Balkanize ... show more.

is the opposite of: unify, unite.

derivation: division | divider, partition | divider | divider, splitter | split | divisible.

is a broader term that covers: give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate | break apart, disunify | disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce | break with | divorce, split up^v1 | break away, secede, splinter | break, break away.

derivation: breakup, dissolution | schism, split | legal separation, separation | breach, break, falling out, rift, rupture, severance | breakup, detachment, separation | separationist, separatist.

is a specific kind of: change integrity.

is a broader term that covers: break open, burst, split | puncture | burst, bust | smash | ladder, run | crack, snap | break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize | crush.

verb group: break.

see also: break down, break up, decompose.

derivation: break, breakage, breaking | break | break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift | breakable.