divide
Americanverb (used with object)
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to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- Antonyms:
- unite
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to separate or part from something else; sunder; cut off.
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to deal out in parts; distribute in shares; apportion.
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to cleave; part.
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to separate in opinion or feeling; cause to disagree.
The issue divided the senators.
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to distinguish the kinds of; classify.
- Synonyms:
- distribute, arrange, sort
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Mathematics.
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to separate into equal parts by the process of mathematical division; apply the mathematical process of division to.
Eight divided by four is two.
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to be a divisor of, without a remainder.
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to mark a uniform scale on (a ruler, thermometer, etc.).
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British Government. to separate (a legislature, assembly, etc.) into two groups in ascertaining the vote on a question.
verb (used without object)
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to become divided or separated.
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to share something with others.
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to diverge; branch; fork.
The road divides six miles from here.
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to perform the mathematical process of division.
He could add and subtract but hadn't learned to divide.
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British Government. to vote by separating into two groups.
noun
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a division.
a divide in the road.
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Physical Geography. the line or zone of higher ground between two adjacent streams or drainage basins.
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Archaic. the act of dividing.
verb
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to separate or be separated into parts or groups; split up; part
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to share or be shared out in parts; distribute
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to diverge or cause to diverge in opinion or aim
the issue divided the management
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(tr) to keep apart or be a boundary between
the Rio Grande divides Mexico from the United States
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(intr) (in Parliament and similar legislatures) to vote by separating into two groups
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to categorize; classify
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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
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(intr) to diverge
the roads divide
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(tr) to mark increments of (length, angle, etc) as by use of an engraving machine
noun
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an area of relatively high ground separating drainage basins; watershed See also continental divide
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a division; split
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To subject (a number) to the process of division.
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To be a divisor of.
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To use (a number) as a divisor.
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To perform the operation of division.
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To undergo cell division.
Related Words
See separate.
Other Word Forms
- dividable adjective
- misdivide verb
- predivide verb (used with object)
- redivide verb
- undividing adjective
Etymology
Origin of divide
First recorded 1325–75; Middle English (from Anglo-French divider ), from Latin dīvidere “to separate, divide”
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The level was below the 50 score that divides contraction from expansion.
Four key "turning points" divide these phases, marking ages when the brain undergoes meaningful reorganization.
From Science Daily
Lebanon’s political system is confessional, meaning it divides power between religious groups.
The divide is partly generational: pitting some of those personally scarred by a troubled nuclear past against a younger population eager to embrace zero-carbon energy and technological advancement.
While policymakers at the central bank have signaled that a rate hike is likely in the near future, market participants and economists have been divided on when it will happen.
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