split an infinitive

Meaning

1. to place an adverb between'to' and the infinitive of a verb, for example to say'to strongly deny a rumour'. Some people consider this to be bad English style.

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• Three dangling participles, two split infinitives and nine spelling errors in the first sentence alone.The French Dispatch2021

From the same entry

• split the difference
• split hairs
• split your sides
• split the ticket
• split down the middle
• split away
• split on
• split up
• split up
• split up