Meaning & Definition of Divide in English
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Divide
/dɪvaɪd/
noun
1. A serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
synonym:
- divide
2. A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
synonym:
- watershed,
- water parting,
- divide
verb
1. Separate into parts or portions
- "Divide the cake into three equal parts"
- "The british carved up the ottoman empire after world war i"
synonym:
- divide,
- split,
- split up,
- separate,
- dissever,
- carve up
2. Perform a division
- "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
synonym:
- divide,
- fraction
3. Act as a barrier between
- Stand between
- "The mountain range divides the two countries"
synonym:
- separate,
- divide
4. Come apart
- "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
synonym:
- separate,
- divide,
- part
5. Make a division or separation
synonym:
- separate,
- divide
6. Force, take, or pull apart
- "He separated the fighting children"
- "Moses parted the red sea"
synonym:
- separate,
- disunite,
- divide,
- part
Examples of using
We can divide the work into three parts.
Please divide the pizza into three parts.
Oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it.