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Split infinitive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Split infinitive has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')

2

An infinitive with one or more modifiers inserted between the to and the verb.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
infinitive
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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