separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
carved up
Turkish pronunciation
kärvd ʌp
Pronunciation
/ˈkärvd ˈəp/ /ˈkɑːrvd ˈʌp/
Etymology
[ 'kärv ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan; akin to Old High German kerban to notch, Greek graphein to scratch, write.