break apart vs split

split vs break apart

break apart is not a noun while split is a noun.

break apart is not an adjective while split is an adjective.

break apart and split both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
break apart	No	No	Yes	No
split	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, split is a hypernym of break apart; that is, split is a word with a broader meaning than break apart:

break apart: break up or separate
split: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

Other hypernyms of break apart include break, break up, part, separate, split up.

break apart (noun)	split (noun)
	division of a group into opposing factions
	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
	extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
	an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
	(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
	a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
	a lengthwise crack in wood
	a promised or claimed share of loot or money
	a bottle containing half the usual amount

break apart (adjective)	split (adjective)
	(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
	having been divided; having the unity destroyed

break apart (verb)	split (verb)
break up or separate	come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
break violently or noisily; smash	separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
take apart into its constituent pieces	go one's own way; move apart
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
	separate into parts or portions

Difference between break apart and split

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