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   divide

   /dɪˈvʌɪd/

   verb

   • 1. separate or be separated into parts: "consumer magazines can be divided into a number of categories" Similar splitcut upcleavecarve upslice upchop upsplit updissectbisecthalvequarterarchaic:sunderriverare:fractionatedisjoindivergeseparatepartbranchbranch offforksplitsplit in twogo in different directionsgo separate waystechnical:divaricatebifurcatefurcateramifyclassifysortsort outcategorizeordergrouppigeonholegraderankorganizearrangedisposeseparatesegregatepartitionOpposite unifyjoinconvergecombine
   • ▪ separate (something) into portions and share out among a number of people: "Jack divided up the rest of the cash" Similar share outallocateallotapportionportion outration outmeasure outmete outparcel outdeal outdole outhand outdistributedispensesplitcarve upslice upbreak upinformal:divvy updish outrare:admeasure
   • ▪ allocate (different parts of one's time or efforts) to different activities or places: "the last years of her life were divided between Bermuda and Paris"
   • ▪ form a boundary between (two people or things): "glass panels divide the bar from the TV room" Similar separatesegregatepartitiondetachdisconnectscreen offsection offsplit offdemarcatedistinguishseverrendOpposite unifyjoin
   • ▪ (of a legislative assembly) separate or be separated into two groups for voting: "the House divided: Ayes 287, Noes 196"
   • 2. disagree or cause to disagree: "the question had divided Frenchmen since the Revolution"
   • 3. find how many times (a number) contains another: "36 divided by 2 equals 18"
   • ▪ (of a number) be susceptible of division without a remainder: "30 does not divide by 8"
   • ▪ find how many times (a number) is contained in another: "divide 4 into 20"
   • ▪ (of a number) be contained in a number without a remainder: "3 divides into 15"

   noun

   • 1. a difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension: "there was still a profound cultural divide between the parties"
   • ▪ a boundary between two things: "symbolically, the difference of sex is a divide"
   • ▪ a ridge or line of high ground forming the division between two valleys or river systems.

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): from Latin dividere ‘force apart, remove’. The noun dates from the mid 17th century.

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   • In “The Divider,” political journalists keep their cool as they chronicle the outrageous conduct and ugly infighting that marked a presidency like no other. President Donald Trump during an October 2020 campaign rally at the Orlando Sanford International Airport in Florida. Doug Mills/The New York Times

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     a way of keeping yourself in a position of power by causing...

   • Divide Spanish Translation

     DIVIDE translate: dividir, dividirse, dividir, dividirse,...

   • Divide: Russian Translation

     DIVIDE translate: разделять(ся) , делить, разделять, делить...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     DIVIDE translate: phân chia, chia sẻ, chia. Learn more in...

   • Znaczenie Divide, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DIVIDE definicja: 1. to (cause to) separate into parts or...

   • Divide: Thai Translation

     DIVIDE translate: แบ่งแยก, แบ่งกันระหว่าง; แบ่งปันท่ามกลาง,...

   • Divide: Italian Translation

     divide translate: dividere, separare, dividere, dividere,...

   • Divide: Indonesian Translation

     DIVIDE translate: membagi, membagi-bagi, membagi. Learn more...

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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. to be a divisor of, without a remainder. to mark a uniform scale on (a ruler, thermometer, etc.).

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   When you divide something, you separate it into different parts. A pizza maker may divide a ball of dough into two parts to make two pies, or you might even divide a stick of gum in half to share it with a friend.