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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
- dividable adjective
- misdivide verb
- predivide verb (used with object)
- redivide verb
- undividing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of divide1
Word History and Origins
Origin of divide1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"So we need to divide how we make a percentage on the land marketing later".
Like his two predecessors, Bayrou and Michel Barnier, he faces a hung parliament divided into three blocs with deeply differing political leanings, making it difficult to craft a budget palatable to a majority of MPs.
"I think we are in quite a rebellious society in this moment in time and we are in quite a divided society," Edwin Poots said.
While he has carefully steered away from saying things that would further divide Americans, he hasn't been so gentle with the social media companies that he clearly blames for this tragedy.
A $2.7-billion plan to expand the Los Angeles Convention Center is in jeopardy after a narrowly divided City Council committee opted on Tuesday to recommend a much smaller package of repairs instead.
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