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| di·vide [ di vd ] |
verb (past and past participle di·vid·ed, present participle di·vid·ing, 3rd person present singular di·vides) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb split into parts: to separate or split something into two or more parts, or be separated or split into parts
  a dormitory divided into cubicles
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2. intransitive verb go in different directions: to split into two or more parts that go off in different directions
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3. transitive and intransitive verb share something: to share something between two or more people or groups, or be shared
divide the spoils of war
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4. transitive verb separate two places: to be a barrier or boundary between one place or thing and another
The river divides the north of the island from the south.
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5. transitive verb cause disagreement between people: to be the cause or subject of disagreement between people
The zoning proposals are dividing the community.
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6. transitive verb separate somebody from another: to cause somebody to be apart from somebody else, or cause people to be apart
The war divided them from their parents.
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7. transitive verb measurements mark something off: to mark units or sections of a particular size on a measuring instrument such as a ruler
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8. transitive verb mathematics calculate occurrence of one number in another: to calculate how many times one number contains another
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9. intransitive verb mathematics be divisible: to be able to be divided by a particular number without a remainder
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noun (plural di·vides) |
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1. boundary or gap: a boundary or gap that stands between two things, conditions, or groups
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2. geography ridge separating watersheds: a long ridge separating watersheds
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| [14th century. < Latin dividere "separate apart" < -videre "to separate"] |
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| di·vid·a·ble adjective |
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