verb
1. remove from a group and make separate
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The unit was hived off from its parent company
• Hypernyms: ↑discriminate, ↑separate, ↑single out
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
2. withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
• Syn: ↑divert
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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hive off [phrasal verb]
chiefly Brit
1 a : to separate from a group
The youngest campers hived off into another room.
1 b hive off (someone or something) or hive (someone or something) off : to separate (someone or something) from a group
They hived off the youngest campers into another room.
2 hive off (something) or hive (something) off : to give control of (something) to another person or group
The new owners hived off the best parts of the company to another part of their corporate empire.
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Main Entry: ↑hive
Useful english dictionary. 2012.