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divide
[dih-vahyd]
verb (used with object)
to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
Antonyms: uniteto separate or part from something else; sunder; cut off.
to deal out in parts; distribute in shares; apportion.
to cleave; part.
to separate in opinion or feeling; cause to disagree.
The issue divided the senators.
to distinguish the kinds of; classify.
Mathematics.
to separate into equal parts by the process of mathematical division; apply the mathematical process of division to.
Eight divided by four is two.
to be a divisor of, without a remainder.
to mark a uniform scale on (a ruler, thermometer, etc.).
British Government., to separate (a legislature, assembly, etc.) into two groups in ascertaining the vote on a question.
verb (used without object)
to become divided or separated.
to share something with others.
to diverge; branch; fork.
The road divides six miles from here.
to perform the mathematical process of division.
He could add and subtract but hadn't learned to divide.
British Government., to vote by separating into two groups.
noun
a division.
a divide in the road.
Physical Geography., the line or zone of higher ground between two adjacent streams or drainage basins.
Archaic., the act of dividing.
divide
/ dɪˈvaɪd /
verb
to separate or be separated into parts or groups; split up; part
to share or be shared out in parts; distribute
to diverge or cause to diverge in opinion or aim
the issue divided the management
(tr) to keep apart or be a boundary between
the Rio Grande divides Mexico from the United States
(intr) (in Parliament and similar legislatures) to vote by separating into two groups
to categorize; classify
to calculate the quotient of (one number or quantity) and (another number or quantity) by division
to divide 50 by 10
to divide 10 into 50
to divide by 10
(intr) to diverge
the roads divide
(tr) to mark increments of (length, angle, etc) as by use of an engraving machine
noun
an area of relatively high ground separating drainage basins; watershed See also continental divide
a division; split
divide
To subject (a number) to the process of division.
To be a divisor of.
To use (a number) as a divisor.
To perform the operation of division.
To undergo cell division.
Other Word Forms
- misdivide verb
- predivide verb (used with object)
- redivide verb
- undividing adjective
- dividable adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of divide1
Word History and Origins
Origin of divide1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They are divided into segments and listed by Baseball Reference wins above replacement, known as bWAR.
This astrological belief holds that the ringed planet’s return to the position it occupied at a person’s birth marks the dividing line between youth and true adulthood.
Nigeria, which is almost evenly divided between a Muslim-majority north and a largely Christian south, is embroiled in numerous conflicts that experts say have killed both Christians and Muslims without distinction.
Groups monitoring violence say there is no evidence to suggest that Christians are being killed more than Muslims in Nigeria, which is roughly evenly divided between followers of the two religions.
"We divided up the work, but the bulk of the experiment -- actually, the entire experiment -- was conducted here at KU, and we also focused on soils from Kansas for this work."
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