Meaning & use
Hived
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Separated or split off a part of a business, group, or organization into a distinct unit; also, gathered bees into a hive.
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The company hived off its retail division into a separate subsidiary.
The beekeeper hived the swarm before nightfall.
A note on using this word
Most commonly used in the phrasal form 'hived off', a British business term for spinning off part of a company.
Words with a similar meaning
separatedspun off
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Words with an opposite meaning
mergedcombined
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