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Meaning of carve up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To cut into pieces.
  2. To divide or dismember, separate into parts
    usually

Equivalents

Čeština naporcovat
Deutsch aufteilen in Stücke aufteilen zerlegen Zerschneiden zerstückeln
Українська краяти

Examples

“The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

carved carved out carved up carvedst carven carves

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