English Explanatory Dictionary

hive off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To separate from a larger group.
To segregate; to remove from a parent entity.

Word forms

hive off hives off hiving off hived off

Etymology

Likely from the way a swarm of bees splits off from one hive to establish a second hive.

Synonyms

branch off fork off split off

Derived words

hive-off

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