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 [dɪˈvaɪd]
vb
1. to separate or be separated into parts or groups; split up; part
2. to share or be shared out in parts; distribute
3. to diverge or cause to diverge in opinion or aim the issue divided the management
4. (tr) to keep apart or be a boundary between the Rio Grande divides Mexico from the United States
5. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) (intr) (in Parliament and similar legislatures) to vote by separating into two groups
6. to categorize; classify
7. (Mathematics) to calculate the quotient of (one number or quantity) and (another number or quantity) by division to divide 50 by 10 to divide 10 into 50 to divide by 10
8. (intr) to diverge the roads divide
9. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to mark increments of (length, angle, etc.) as by use of an engraving machine
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Chiefly US and Canadian an area of relatively high ground separating drainage basins; watershed See also continental divide
2. a division; split
[from Latin dīvidere to force apart, from di-2 + vid- separate, from the source of viduus bereaved, vidua widow]
dividable adj
| 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, partition, shear, segregate, cleave, subdivide, bisect, split off, demarcate, sunder the artificial line that divided the city
separate unite, join, combine, connect, marry, knit, come together, splice
separate unite, join, combine, connect, marry, knit, come together, splice
2. (sometimes with up) share, distribute, allocate, portion, dispense, allot, mete, dole out, apportion, deal out, measure out, divvy (up) (informal) Divide the soup among four bowls.
Translations
divide [dɪˈvaɪd]
A. VT
1. (= separate) → separar
the Pyrenees divide France from Spain → los Pirineos separan Francia de España
the Pyrenees divide France from Spain → los Pirineos separan Francia de España
2. (also divide up) (= split) [+ money, work, kingdom] → dividir, repartir (among, between entre) [+ sweets] → repartir (among, between entre) [+ apple, orange, cake] → partir, dividir (among, between, into entre en) they divided it among themselves → se lo repartieron entre sí
when he died his property was divided between his daughters → cuando murió su propiedad se repartió or se dividió entre sus hijas
she tried to divide her time fairly between the children → intentaba repartir su tiempo de forma equitativa entre los niños
the house has been divided into flats → la casa se ha dividido en apartamentos
divide the dough into four pieces → dividir la masa en cuatro trozos
when he died his property was divided between his daughters → cuando murió su propiedad se repartió or se dividió entre sus hijas
she tried to divide her time fairly between the children → intentaba repartir su tiempo de forma equitativa entre los niños
the house has been divided into flats → la casa se ha dividido en apartamentos
divide the dough into four pieces → dividir la masa en cuatro trozos
3. (Math) → dividir
48 divided by 8 is 6 → 48 dividido entre or por 8 es 6
divide 6 into 36 → divide 36 entre or por 6
you can't divide 7 into 50 → 50 no es divisible entre or por 7
48 divided by 8 is 6 → 48 dividido entre or por 8 es 6
divide 6 into 36 → divide 36 entre or por 6
you can't divide 7 into 50 → 50 no es divisible entre or por 7
4. (= cause disagreement among) [+ friends, political parties] → dividir
B. VI
1. (= separate) [road, river] → bifurcarse
2. (also divide up) (= split) [cells, people] → dividirse
we divided into groups for the first activity → nos dividimos en grupos para la primera actividad
divide and rule → divide y vencerás
we divided into groups for the first activity → nos dividimos en grupos para la primera actividad
divide and rule → divide y vencerás
3. (Math) → dividir
C. N
2. (fig) (= gap) → división f
there is a clear divide between the upper and lower classes → hay una clara división entre las clases superiores y las inferiores
there is a clear divide between the upper and lower classes → hay una clara división entre las clases superiores y las inferiores
divide off
B. VI + ADV → dividirse
divide out VT + ADV [+ sweets, biscuits] → repartir (between, among entre)
divide up
divide [dɪˈvaɪd]
vt
[+ quantity, number] → diviser
to divide sth in half → diviser qch en deux
Divide the pastry in half → Divisez la pâte en deux.
to divide sth by sth → diviser qch par qch
12 divided by 3 is 4 → Douze divisé par trois égalent quatre.
to divide 7 into 35 → diviser 35 par 7
Divide 7 into 35 → Divisez 35 par 7.
to divide people into groups → diviser des personnes en groupes, répartir des personnes en groupes
to divide sth in half → diviser qch en deux
Divide the pastry in half → Divisez la pâte en deux.
to divide sth by sth → diviser qch par qch
12 divided by 3 is 4 → Douze divisé par trois égalent quatre.
to divide 7 into 35 → diviser 35 par 7
Divide 7 into 35 → Divisez 35 par 7.
to divide people into groups → diviser des personnes en groupes, répartir des personnes en groupes
vi
(= split into two groups) [people, things] → se diviser
to divide into → se diviser en
We divided into two groups → Nous nous sommes divisés en deux groupes.
to divide into → se diviser en
We divided into two groups → Nous nous sommes divisés en deux groupes.
(= split into two) [cell, bacterium] → se diviser
divide
vt
(= separate) → trennen
(= split into parts: also divide up,) money, work, property, kingdom, room → teilen (→ into in +acc); (in order to distribute) → aufteilen; the river divides the city into two → der Fluss teilt die Stadt; divide the pastry in half → den Teig in zwei Hälften teilen; she divided the cake into five pieces → sie teilte den Kuchen in fünf Stücke (auf); the book can be divided into three main parts → das Buch kann in drei Hauptteile gegliedert werden
(= share out) money, time, food → verteilen; she divided the food evenly among the children → sie verteilte das Essen gleichmäßig an die Kinder
(Math) → dividieren, teilen; to divide 6 into 36, to divide 36 by 6 → 36 durch 6 teilen or dividieren; what is 12 divided by 3? → was ist 12 (geteilt or dividiert) durch 3?
(= cause disagreement among) friends → entzweien
vi
(river, road, room, cells) → sich teilen; (book etc) → sich gliedern (→ into in +acc); to divide into groups → sich in Gruppen aufteilen; (= be classified) → sich gliedern lassen; the policy of divide and rule/conquer → die Politik des „divide et impera“/Teilen und Besiegens
(Math, number) → sich teilen or dividieren lassen (by durch); we’re learning to divide → wir lernen Teilen or Dividieren; he’s no good at dividing → er kann nicht teilen or dividieren
n (Geog) → Wasserscheide f; the Great Divide (Geog) → die (nord)amerikanische Wasserscheide; (fig) → die Kluft; (= death) → der Tod; to cross the Great Divide (fig) → den Schritt über die Schwelle tun; (= die) → die Schwelle des Todes überschreiten; the racial/social/cultural divide → die Kluft zwischen den Rassen/Gesellschaftsschichten/Kulturen
divide [dɪˈvaɪd]
divide [dɪˈvaɪd]
1. vt to divide (from/into) → dividere (da/in)
to divide (between or among) → dividere (tra), ripartire (tra)
to divide 6 into 36 or 36 by 6 → dividere 36 per 6
40 divided by 5 → 40 diviso 5
to divide (between or among) → dividere (tra), ripartire (tra)
to divide 6 into 36 or 36 by 6 → dividere 36 per 6
40 divided by 5 → 40 diviso 5
2. vi (road, river) → dividersi, biforcarsi (Math) → essere divisibile
divide off
1. vi + adv (road) → separarsi
2. vt + adv (area) → separare
divide out vt + adv to divide out (between or among) (sweets, proceeds) → distribuire (tra); (tasks) → distribuire or ripartire (tra)
divide up vt + adv → dividere
divide [dɪˈvaɪd]
1. vt to divide (from/into) → dividere (da/in)
to divide (between or among) → dividere (tra), ripartire (tra)
to divide 6 into 36 or 36 by 6 → dividere 36 per 6
40 divided by 5 → 40 diviso 5
to divide (between or among) → dividere (tra), ripartire (tra)
to divide 6 into 36 or 36 by 6 → dividere 36 per 6
40 divided by 5 → 40 diviso 5
2. vi (road, river) → dividersi, biforcarsi (Math) → essere divisibile
divide off
1. vi + adv (road) → separarsi
2. vt + adv (area) → separare
divide out vt + adv to divide out (between or among) (sweets, proceeds) → distribuire (tra); (tasks) → distribuire or ripartire (tra)
divide up vt + adv → dividere
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 (se) diviser לְחָלֵק विभाजन, बांटना podijeliti u grupe (fel)oszt, szétoszt, megoszt membagi skiptast; skipta í hópa dividere 分割する 분할하다 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 diviser (entre) לְחָלֵק मित्रता तोड़ना, भिन्न मत होना podijeliti međusobno megoszt, eloszt membagi-bagi skipta með sér dividere, spartire 分ける 분배하다 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 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 harppi compas מְחוּגָת עוֹקָצִים परकार stavno šestilo, odmjerivač osztókörző jangka sirkill compasso 分割器 분할자 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 나누어 떨어지는 dalus dalāms boleh dibahagi deelbaar delelig podzielny divisível делимый без остатка 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 jakaminen division חֲלוּקָה विभाजन dijeljenje, podjela felosztás pembagian skipting; úthlutun divisione 分割 나누기 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 jakaja séparation קָו מַפרִיד, חַיִץ बंटवारा razdjelna crta, granična crta válaszfal pembagian skil, mörk divisione 境界線 경계 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 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 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 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
divide → يُقَسِم rozdělit dele trennen διαιρώ dividir jakaa diviser podijeliti dividere 分ける ...을 나누다 verdelen dele podzielić dividir разделять dela upp แบ่ง bölmek chia tách 分开
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