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Hive off

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To separate from a larger group. intransitive
  2. 2
    withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions wordnet
  3. 3
    To segregate; to remove from a parent entity. transitive

    "If the Government believes that part of the railways' salvation is to be found in ridding them of extraneous concerns, it should have had the courage either to close the railway works down as quickly as possible, or to hive them off as an entirely separate concern, [...]."

  4. 4
    remove from a group and make separate wordnet

Etymology

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

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