D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Split infinitive

· IPA /splɪt ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/
01 A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also cleft infinitive.
  1. 1.
    A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also cleft infinitive.(Gram.) Also: cleft infinitive