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| 1. | [ verb ] separate into parts or portions | |
| Synonyms: | separate split dissever carve_up split_up | |
| Examples: | "divide the cake into three equal parts" "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" |
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| Related terms: | unite change_integrity balkanize parcel sliver triangulate canton break paragraph unitize format sectionalise subdivide lot partition split divider | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (mathematics) perform a division | |
| Synonyms: | fraction | |
| Examples: | "Can you divide 49 by seven?" |
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| Related terms: | multiply calculate halve quarter arithmetic | |
| 3. | [ verb ] act as a barrier between; stand between | |
| Synonyms: | separate | |
| Examples: | : "The mountain range divides the two countries" |
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| Related terms: | partition watershed | |
| 4. | [ verb ] come apart | |
| Synonyms: | part separate | |
| Examples: | "The two pieces that we had glued separated" |
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| Related terms: | change detach chip dismember polarize reduce partition segment calve segregate disjoin segment subdivide gerrymander separation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make a division or separation | |
| Synonyms: | separate | |
| Related terms: | break disperse detach break partition shut_off rail rope_off division | |
| 6. | [ verb ] force, take, or pull apart | |
| Synonyms: | separate part disunite | |
| Examples: | "He separated the fighting children" "Moses parted the Red Sea" |
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| Related terms: | move cut tear tear sever sequester polarize disconnect gin break disjoint disjoin compartmentalize joint separate | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) | |
| Related terms: | disagreement | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (geography) a line that divides two adjacent river systems | |
| Synonyms: | watershed water_parting | |
| Related terms: | line continental_divide Great_Divide separate | |
| Similar spelling: |
Divito |
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