divide
to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
to 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.
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.
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.
Origin of divide
1synonym study For divide
Other words for divide
Opposites for divide
Other words from divide
- mis·di·vide, verb, mis·di·vid·ed, mis·di·vid·ing.
- pre·di·vide, verb (used with object), pre·di·vid·ed, pre·di·vid·ing.
- re·di·vide, verb, re·di·vid·ed, re·di·vid·ing.
- un·di·vid·ing, adjective
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How to use divide in a sentence
Some school districts quickly mobilized to bridge that digital divide.
Creative school plans could counter inequities exposed by COVID-19 | Sujata Gupta | September 8, 2020 | Science NewsMy point here is, over the period of the pandemic, a digital divide has been created between the haves and the have nots.
Podcast: How a 135-year-old law lets India shutdown the internet | Anthony Green | September 2, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewOne of the most important divides in Minnesota politics is between the diverse, cosmopolitan Twin Cities metro area and “Greater Minnesota,” whose residents often feel short-changed relative to the metro.
Why Minnesota Could Be The Next Midwestern State To Go Red | Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com) | August 31, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightI firmly believe that some of the comments that he makes aren’t helpful in bridging the divide.
It actually ignores what we already know, which is that the pandemic exposed all of these digital divides in education.
The UK exam debacle reminds us that algorithms can’t fix broken systems | Karen Hao | August 20, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Bridging the divide between the police and those who distrust them will take more than protests and symbolic gestures.
divide batter into prepared ramekins, place ramekins on a baking sheet, and bake about 20 minutes.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding | Carla Hall | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTdivide the dough in half and very gently pat each half into a round 1-inch-thick disk.
“You can castigate the leaders; you can try and divide us by generation,” he said.
Sharpton Recalls Civil Rights Struggle in DC March Against Police Violence | Ben Jacobs | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is an extreme demonstration of this divide in the nation.
His head fell back limp on MacRae's arm, and the rest of the message went with the game old Dutchman across the big divide.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairStill a-shiver at dawn, I saddled up and loped for the crest of the nearest divide to get the benefit of the first sun-rays.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairI remember him saying once—it was at the Zoo—what a pity it was he hadn't enough to divide among the whole Cabinet.
First Plays | A. A. MilneShould an association dissolve, then the members may divide its property among themselves.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesSometimes a quarrel springs up in one of these associations, the members divide, who shall have the property?
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for divide
/ (dɪˈvaɪd) /
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
mainly US and Canadian an area of relatively high ground separating drainage basins; watershed: See also continental divide
a division; split
Origin of divide
1Derived forms of divide
- dividable, adjective
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Scientific definitions for divide
[ dĭ-vīd′ ]
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.
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