Split Infinitive Definition
noun
An infinitive with an adverb or other modifier placed between to and the verb form (Ex.: he decided to gradually change his methods): although some object to this construction, many writers use split infinitives where ambiguity or wrong emphasis would otherwise result.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Split Infinitive
Noun
Singular:
split infinitive
Plural:
split-infinitives
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