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di⋅vide

  [di-vahyd] verb, -vid⋅ed, -vid⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
2. to separate or part from something else; sunder; cut off.
3. to deal out in parts; distribute in shares; apportion.
4. to cleave; part.
5. to separate in opinion or feeling; cause to disagree: The issue divided the senators.
6. to distinguish the kinds of; classify.
7. Mathematics.
a. to separate into equal parts by the process of mathematical division; apply the mathematical process of division to: Eight divided by four is two.
b. to be a divisor of, without a remainder.
8. to mark a uniform scale on (a ruler, thermometer, etc.).
9. British Government. to separate (a legislature, assembly, etc.) into two groups in ascertaining the vote on a question.
–verb (used without object)
10. to become divided or separated.
11. to share something with others.
12. to diverge; branch; fork: The road divides six miles from here.
13. to perform the mathematical process of division: He could add and subtract but hadn't learned to divide.
14. British Government. to vote by separating into two groups.
–noun
15. a division: a divide in the road.
16. Physical Geography. the line or zone of higher ground between two adjacent streams or drainage basins.
17. Archaic. the act of dividing.
Origin:
1325–75; ME (< AF divider) < L dīvidere to separate, divide

Synonyms:
1. See separate. 2. sever, shear. 3. partition, portion. 5. alienate, estrange. 6. sort, arrange, distribute.

Antonyms:
1. unite.
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di·vide   (dĭ-vīd')   
v.   di·vid·ed, di·vid·ing, di·vides

v.   tr.

    1. To separate into parts, sections, groups, or branches: divided the students into four groups. See Synonyms at separate.

    2. To sector into units of measurement; graduate: The ruler was divided into metric units.

    3. To separate and group according to kind; classify: divided the plants by genus.

    4. 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).

    5. To cause (members of a parliament) to vote by separating into groups, as pro and con.

    6. To subject (a number) to the process of division: divided 20 by 4.

    7. To be a divisor of: 3 divides 9.

    8. To use (a number) as a divisor: divided 5 into 35.

    1. 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).

    2. To cause (members of a parliament) to vote by separating into groups, as pro and con.

    3. To subject (a number) to the process of division: divided 20 by 4.

    4. To be a divisor of: 3 divides 9.

    5. To use (a number) as a divisor: divided 5 into 35.

  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

    1. To subject (a number) to the process of division: divided 20 by 4.

    2. To be a divisor of: 3 divides 9.

    3. To use (a number) as a divisor: divided 5 into 35.

v.   intr.

    1. To become separated into parts.

    2. To branch out, as a river.

    3. To form into factions; take sides: The party divided evenly on the tax issue.

    4. 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 dīvidere : dī-, dis-, dis- + -videre, to separate.]
di·vid'a·ble adj.
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Word Origin & History

divide  (v.)
c.1374, from L. dividere "to force apart, cleave, distribute," from dis- "apart" + -videre "to separate," from PIE base *widh- "to separate," related to widow; and see with. Mathematical sense is from c.1425. The noun meaning "watershed, separation between river valleys" is first recorded 1807. Divider "partition or screen," especially in a room, is from 1959. Divide and rule (1602) translates L. divide et impera, a maxim of Machiavelli.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: di·vide
Pronunciation: d&-'vId
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: di·vid·ed; di·vid·ing
transitive senses
: to separate into two or more parts <divide a nerve surgically> divide intransitive senses
: to undergo replication,multiplication, fission, or separation into parts dividing cells>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

divide di·vide (dĭ-vīd')
v. di·vid·ed, di·vid·ing, di·vides

  1. To separate or become separated into parts, sections, groups, or branches.

  2. To sector into units of measurement; graduate.

  3. To separate and group according to kind; classify.

  4. To branch out, as a blood vessel.

  5. To undergo cell division.

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