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halve

halve [ hav ] (past and past participle halved, present participle halv·ing, 3rd person present singular halves)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb divide something in two: to divide something into two equal parts

2. transitive verb distribute something equally: to divide something equally between two people

3. transitive and intransitive verb reduce something by half: to reduce something by half, or be reduced by half

4. transitive verb golf draw hole or match: in golf, to draw at a hole or match by playing the same number of strokes as an opponent

[14th century. <half]
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