hive off

== English == === Etymology === Likely from the way a swarm of bees splits off from one hive to establish a second hive. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === hive off (third-person singular simple present hives off, present participle hiving off, simple past and past participle hived off) (intransitive) To separate from a larger group. Synonyms: branch off, fork off, split off (transitive) To segregate; to remove from a parent entity. ==== Derived terms ==== hive-off (noun) ==== Translations ====