split (v.) Copy link Outline I. Trans.II. Intrans.1. expr. by findo, diffindo, either with pron. refl., or as refl. pass.2. dissĭlio, ui, 4 (to fly asunder) • split (v.): I. Trans.: findo, fĭdi, ssum, 3: Virg.: Ov. Comp. diffindo (s. asunder): to s. a vine right through the pith, vitem mediam per medullam d., Cato, R. R. 41: Cic. Hor. Sometimes perfringo, perrumpo, may be precise enough: v. to break through, burst. II. Intrans.: 1. expr. by findo, diffindo, either with pron. refl., or as refl. pass.: to s. in two, in duas partes findi, Ov. M. 4, 586: cf. also Hor. S. 1, 8, 47. 2. dissĭlio, ui, 4 (to fly asunder): rocks s. with heat, d. saxa vapore, Lucr. 1, 491: Plin. Phr.: to s. on a rock, usu. fig.: perh. naufragium facere, pessumdari: v. shipwreck, ruin.