di·vide (d -v d )v. di·vid·ed, di·vid·ing, di·vides v.tr. 1. a. To separate into parts, sections, groups, or branches: divided the students into four groups. See Synonyms at separate. b. To sector into units of measurement; graduate: The ruler was divided into metric units. c. To separate and group according to kind; classify: divided the plants by genus. 2. a. To cause to separate into opposing factions; disunite: "They want not to divide either the Revolution or the Church but to be an integral part of both" (Conor Cruise O'Brien). b. To cause (members of a parliament) to vote by separating into groups, as pro and con. 3. To separate from something else; cut off: A mountain chain divides France and Spain. 4. To apportion among a number: Volunteers divided the different jobs among themselves. See Synonyms at distribute. 5. Mathematics a. To subject (a number) to the process of division: divided 20 by 4. b. To be a divisor of: 3 divides 9. c. To use (a number) as a divisor: divided 5 into 35. v.intr. 1. a. To become separated into parts. b. To branch out, as a river. c. To form into factions; take sides: The party divided evenly on the tax issue. d. To vote by dividing. 2. Mathematics To perform the operation of division. 3. Biology To undergo cell division. n. 1. A dividing point or line: "would clearly tip the court . . . across a dangerous constitutional divide" (Lawrence H. Tribe). 2. A ridge of land; a watershed. [Middle English dividen, from Latin d videre : d-, dis-, dis- + -videre, to separate.]di·vid a·ble adj. |
divide
Verb
[-viding, -vided]
1. to separate into parts
2. to share or be shared out in parts
3. to disagree or cause to disagree: experts are divided over the plan
4. to keep apart or be a boundary between
5. to categorize or classify
6. to calculate how many times one number can be contained in another
Noun
1. a division or split
2. Chiefly US & Canad an area of high ground separating drainage basins [Latin dividere to force apart]
| divide (d-vd) 1. To subject (a number) to the process of division. 2. To be a divisor of. 3. To use (a number) as a divisor. 4. To perform the operation of division. 5. To undergo cell division. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  divide - a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) |
| 2. |  divide - a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systemsline - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent continental divide - the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico) | |
| Verb | 1. | divide - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" change integrity - change in physical make-up subdivide - divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!" initialise, initialize, format - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" sectionalise, sectionalize - divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country" triangulate - divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard" lot - divide into lots, as of land, for example parcel - divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land" paragraph - divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed" canton - divide into cantons, of a country |
| 2. | divide - perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation halve - divide by two; divide into halves; "Halve the cake" quarter - divide by four; divide into quarters multiply - combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" | |
| 3. | divide - act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries" | |
| 4. | divide - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" subdivide - form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided" chip, chip off, break away, break off, come off - break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" come away, come off, detach - come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" segregate - divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate" segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented" reduce - undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce" partition, partition off - divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" discerp, dismember, take apart - divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" gerrymander - divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts | |
| 5. | divide - make a division or separation break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" break up, dissipate, scatter, dispel, disperse - to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" detach - separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment" | |
| 6. | divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" compartmentalise, compartmentalize, cut up - separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" keep apart, sequestrate, set apart, isolate, sequester - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" disarticulate, disjoint - separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it" disconnect - make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" tear - to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" joint - separate (meat) at the joint gin - separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin break - separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers" |
divide
verb 1. separate, part, split, cut (up), sever, shear, segregate, cleave, subdivide, bisect, sunder << OPPOSITE join
verb 2. share, distribute, allocate, portion, dispense, allot, mete, dole out, apportion, deal out, measure out, divvy (up) (informal)
Translations
divide [dɪˈvaɪd] vt → dividir (= separate); separar
vi → dividirse; [road] → bifurcarse;
divide out vt to divide out (between, among) [+ sweets, tasks etc] → repartir (entre)
divide [dɪˈvaɪd] vt → diviser (= separate); séparer
vi → se diviser;
divide out vt to divide out (between or among) → distribuer or répartir (entre)
divide [dɪˈvaɪd] vt → trennen;
(Math) → dividieren, teilen;
(share out) → verteilen
n → Kluft f;
to divide (between or among) → aufteilen (unter +dat);
divide out divide vt to divide out (between or among) → aufteilen (unter +dat)
divide [dɪˈvaɪd] vt → dividere (= separate); separare
vi → dividersi;
40 divided by 5 → 40 diviso 5
divide out vt to divide out (between or among) [+ sweets etc] → distribuire (tra) [+ tasks]; distribuire or ripartire (tra)
v divide [diˈvaid]
1 to separate into parts or groups The wall divided the garden in two; The group divided into three when we got off the bus; We are divided (= We do not agree) as to where to spend our holidays. verdeel, skei يَقْسِم، يَنْقَسِم деля (roz)dělit (se); rozcházet se dele; inddele teilen χωρίζω dividir jagama, jagunema جدا کردن؛ سوا کردن jakaa, jakautua (se) diviser לְחָלֵק विभाजन, बांटना podijeliti u grupe (fel)oszt, szétoszt, megoszt membagi skiptast; skipta í hópa dividere 分割する 갈라지다; 나누다, 분리하다 dalinti dalīties; atdalīt; nodalīt dibahagikan verdelen, scheiden dele (seg), splitte, være uenig dzielić dividir a împărţi разделять(ся) rozdeliť (sa) (raz)deliti (se) podeliti dela [] แบ่งแยก bölmek 分，劃分；意見分歧 ділити; розходити(ся) تقسیم کرنا یا ہونا phân chia 分，划分；意见分歧
2 (withbetweenoramong) to share We divided the sweets between us. verdeel tussen يُقَسِّم разделям rozdělit (si) dele; fordele verteilen μοιράζω repartir omavahel ära jagama تقسیم کردن jakaa keskenään diviser (entre) לְחָלֵק मित्रता तोड़ना, भिन्न मत होना podijeliti međusobno megoszt, eloszt membagi-bagi skipta með sér dividere, spartire 分ける 나누어 갖다[] pa(si)dalinti []dalīt kongsi onder elkaar verdelen (for)dele rozdzielić repartir a împărţi (între) делить rozdeliť (si) razdeliti podeliti dela [] แบ่งกันระหว่าง; แบ่งปันท่ามกลาง paylaştırmak 分享 розділяти(ся) تقسیم کرنا chia sẻ 分享
3 to find out how many times one number contains another 6 divided by 2 equals 3. gedeel deur يَقْسِمُ عَدَدا على آخَر разделям dělit dele; dividere dividieren διαιρώ dividir jagama تقسیم کردن؛ بخش کردن jakaa diviser לְחָלֵק भाग करना podijeliti dva broja (el)oszt (számot) membagi deila dividere 割る 나누어떨어지다; 나누다 (pa)dalinti dalīties bahagi delen dele, dividere (po)dzielić dividir a împărţi делить deliť deliti podeliti dividera, dela หาร bölmek 被除(盡) ділити(ся) معلوم کرنا کہ کوئی عدد دوسرے عدد میں کتنی بار سما سکتا ہے chia 被除（尽）
n pl diˈviders
a measuring instrument used in geometry. delers فِرْجار تَقْسيم делител odpichovátko passer der Stechzirkel διαβήτης compás sirkel پرگار jakoharppi compas מְחוּגָת עוֹקָצִים परकार stavno šestilo, odmjerivač osztókörző jangka sirkill compasso 分割器 디바이더, 양각기 skriestuvas cirkulis pembahagi passer passer przenośnik compasso compas циркуль odpichovacie kružidlo šestilo šestar passare วงเวียนสองขาสำหรับกะระยะ geometride kollanılan bölme aracı 分線規 циркуль ناپے یا تقسیم کرنے والی پرکار ، آلئہ قاسم dụng cụ để đo góc 分线规
adj divisible [diˈvizəbl]
able to be divided 100 is divisible by 4. verdeelbaar قابِل للقِسْمَه разделим dělitelný delelig teilbar διαιρετός divisible jaguv بخش پذیر؛ قابل تقسیم jaollinen divisible מִתחָלֵק विभाज्य djeljiv osztható bisa dibagi deilanlegur divisibile 分割できる 나누어떨어지는 dalus dalāms boleh dibahagi deelbaar delelig podzielny divisível без остатка делимый deliteľný deljiv deljiv delbar ซึ่งแบ่งแยกได้อีก; ซึ่งหารลงตัว bölünebilir 可除盡的 такий, що ділиться без остачі; подільний قابل تقسیم مادّی có thể chia được 可除尽的
n division [diˈviʒən]
1 (an) act of dividing. verdeel تَقْسيم деление dělení deling; inddeling; fordeling; division die Teilung διαίρεση división jagamine تقسیم؛ جداسازی jako, jakaminen division חֲלוּקָה विभाजन dijeljenje, podjela felosztás pembagian skipting; úthlutun divisione 分割 분할, 분배 dalinimas dalīšana pembahagian het verdelen deling, divisjon(sregning) dzielenie divisão împărţire деление delenie delitev deljenje delning การแบ่ง bölme 分開 поділ; розподіл تقسیم کرنے کا عمل sự phân chia 分开
2 something that separates; a dividing line a ditch marks the division between their two fields. verdeling, skeiding, skeidslyn فاصِل преграда hranice skel; delelinie; dele- die Grenze όριο, χώρισμα separación eraldusjoon دیواره؛ مرز raja séparation קָו מַפרִיד, חַיִץ बंटवारा razdjelna crta, granična crta válaszfal pembagian skil, mörk divisione 境界線 경계, 경계선 riba šķirtne; starpsiena pemisah scheiding skille(linje) podział divisória graniţă граница hranica ločitev linija podele gräns, skiljelinje สิ่งที่แบ่งแยก; เส้นแบ่งเขต sınır, sınır hattı 間隔物 розділ کوئی چیز جو علاحدہ کرے ranh giới 间隔物
3 a part or section (of an army etc) He belongs to B division of the local police force. afdeling فِرْقَه дивизия divize, oddíl deling; division die Abteilung, die Division μεραρχία división diviis, divisjon بخش؛ قسمت divisioona division אָגַף हिस्सा, डिविजन dio, sekcija részleg, tagozat, osztály divisi deild serie, divisione 師団, 分団 지구, ...구(區), (육군의) 사단 skyrius, divizija divīzija; daļa; nodaļa bahagian divisie, afdeling avdeling, divisjon dywizja divisão divizie дивизия oddiel oddelek odeljenje division, rotel แผนก; กองทหาร bölüm; tümen (軍事)師 дивізія; дивізіон ایک حلقہ یا حصہ đơn vị （军事）师
4 (a) separation of thought; disagreement. verdeeldheid إنْقِسام разногласие nesouhlas meningsforskel die Uneinigkeit διχόνοια desacuerdo, diferencia arvamuste lahknevus اختلاف erimielisyys désaccord מַחֲלוֹקֶת असहमति rascijep misli véleménykülönbség perselisihan ágreiningur disaccordo 不一致 (의견·감정의) 차이, 분열 nuomonių išsiskyrimas, nesutarimas šķelšanās; nevienprātība perbezaan onenigheid splittelse, uenighet, splid niezgoda divergência dezacord расхождение nesúhlas nesoglasje neslaganje skiljaktighet, oenighet ความไม่ลงรอยกัน anlaşmazlık, uyuşmazlık (意見等)不一致 розбіжність, незгода اختلاف sự bất đồng （意见等）不一致
5 the finding of how many times one number is contained in another. verdeel قِسْمَة الأرْقام делене dělení dividering; division die Division διαίρεση división jagamine تقسیم jakolasku division חִילוּק dijeljenje osztás pembagian deiling divisione 割算 나눗셈 dalyba dalīšana pembahagian deling deling, divisjon dzielenie divisão dividere деление delenie deljenje deljenje division การหาร bölme 除法 ділення یہ معلوم کرنے کا عمل کہ کوئی عدد کسی عدد میں کتنی بار سما سکتا ہے phép chia 除法
adj divisional [diˈviʒənl]
of a division The soldier contacted divisional headquarters. afdelings مُتَعَلِّق بالفِرْقَه дивизионен divizní divisions-; delings- Divisions-... που ανήκει ή αναφέρεται στη μεραρχία de división, divisional diviisi-, divisjoni- تقسیمی؛ توزیعی divisioonan divisionnaire שֶל חָלוָּקה, שֶׁל דִיוִויזיָה मण्डल, विभागीय, प्रभागीय odjelni, divizijski osztály- mengenai divisi deildar-; herdeildar- divisionale 師団の 사단의, 분할하는, 나눗셈의 divizijos divīzijas-; daļas-; nodaļas- divisyen divisie- (av)delings-, divisjons-, skille- dywizyjny da divisão al diviziei; de divizie дивизионный divízny oddelčen; divizijski divizijski divisions- ซึ่งแบ่งแยก tümene ait 師的，分區的 дивізійний; дивізіонний کسی حلقے سے متعلق thuộc sự đoàn 师的，分区的
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