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divide
[ dih-vahyd ]
verb (used with object)
- to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
Antonyms:
- 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.
- to separate in opinion or feeling; cause to disagree:
The issue divided the senators.
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- to distinguish the kinds of; classify.
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- 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
/ ɪˈɪ /
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 10 into 50
to divide 50 by 10
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.
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈ岹, adjective
Other Word Forms
- d· verb misdivided misdividing
- d· verb (used with object) predivided predividing
- d· verb redivided redividing
- ܲd·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of divide1
Word History and Origins
Origin of divide1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The contents of the leaked chat revealed a Trump administration that is internally divided on matters of foreign policy — in particular as it pertains to Iran and its regional proxies, such as the Houthis.
"Inside the club there wasn't a unanimous opinion about him and I think Virgil felt that, that the opinions of the technical people were divided," Van Loon said.
They compared the results against two groups of 13 to 14-year-olds, comprising 1,190 youngsters, and divided the children into three categories based on sleep times.
Hamas and the PA have been bitterly divided for decades, with their rift ensuring that no unified Palestinian leadership in both the West Bank and Gaza has been able to emerge.
Lucas loved the idealistic adventure reels of the ’30s and ’40s where good and evil were divided by a fresh coat of paint.
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