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 dvidere : d-, dis-, dis- + -videre, to separate.]
di·vida·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"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!" 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 unite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief | | 2. | divide - perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations 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" 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" section, segment - divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" 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 separationpartition, zone - separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off" break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" rail off, rail - separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace" 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"polarise, polarize - cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions disjoin, disjoint - make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of 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" rupture, tear, snap, bust - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
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) verb 3. split, break up, alienate, embroil, come between, disunite, estrange, sow dissension, cause to disagree, set at variance or odds, set or pit against one another  Translations divide [dɪˈvaɪd] vt → dividir (= separate); separar40 divided by 5 → 40 dividido por 5divide out vt to divide out (between, among) [+ sweets, tasks etc] → repartir (entre)
 divide [dɪˈvaɪd] vt → diviser (= separate); séparer
 divide [dɪˈvaɪd] vt → trennen; to divide (between or among) → aufteilen (unter +dat); 40 divided by 5 → 40 geteilt or dividiert durch 5divide out divide vt to divide out (between or among) → aufteilen (unter +dat)
 divide [dɪˈvaɪd] vt → dividere (= separate); separarevi → dividersi;
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