aufspalten — meaning in English

English meaning

• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• dissociate verb In psychology, to become mentally detached from your thoughts, feelings, body or surroundings, so that experience feels unreal or distant. It often happens under stress or trauma.
• fork noun A pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.

Senses

aufspalten is used for these senses in English:

• break (transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
• dissociate (chemistry, transitive) To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.
• fork (ambitransitive, computing) To spawn a new child process by duplicating the existing process.
• fork (ambitransitive, software development) To launch a separate software development effort based upon a modified copy of an existing software project, especially in free and open-source software.

break — full definition

1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

dissociate — full definition

1. verb In psychology, to become mentally detached from your thoughts, feelings, body or surroundings, so that experience feels unreal or distant. It often happens under stress or trauma.
2. verb To separate yourself from a person, group or idea, especially publicly, so as not to be associated with them.
3. verb In chemistry, to split into smaller particles such as ions, atoms or simpler molecules, often reversibly.

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