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divide
[ dih-vahyd ]
verb (used with object)
- to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
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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.
- 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
She said her town had "always been a symbol of peaceful coexistence", but that "it seems that sectarian incitement and foreign schemes aimed at dividing Syria are stronger".
Taking a blowtorch to space science would also have little effect on the federal budget while setting back American leadership in space — and the inspiration it provides across political divides — by generations.
Have you seen a mother dividing a single piece of bread among five children?
Its long-range climate forecasts are core to the Defense Department’s five-year planning for each of its global Geographic Combatant Commands that divide jurisdiction for U.S. forces around the world, according to a Rand report.
Mr. Coogler continues his Black history teaching masterclass by bridging the divides between past, present and future in the film’s featured musical piece.
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