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Divide

dɪˈvʌɪd

Divide definitions
verb
divide divided divides dividing
  1. separate or be separated into parts

    "consumer magazines can be divided into a number of categories"

    split cut up cleave carve up slice up chop up split up diverge separate part branch branch off fork split split in two go in different directions go separate ways classify sort sort out categorize order group pigeonhole grade rank
    • separate (something) into portions and share out among a number of people

      "Jack divided up the rest of the cash"

    • 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"

    • (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"

    disunite drive apart break up split up
  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"