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Halved

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halve  (hv, häv)
tr.v. halved, halv·ing, halves
1. To divide (something) into two equal portions or parts.
2. To lessen or reduce by half: halved the recipe to serve two.
3. Informal To share (something) equally: The twins halve everything.
4. Sports To play (a golf game or hole) using the same number of strokes as one's opponent.

[Middle English halven, from half, half; see half.]


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If he halved the legacy everybody would be satisfied.
We are very thankful to you,' she added aloud; 'but neither of us could part from the other if all the wealth of the world were halved between us.
Then, as once before, the pack was halved, and half, the she-wolves, went with Umslopogaas, and half, the dog-wolves, went with Galazi.
 
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