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divided

 [dih-vahy-did]   Origin

di·vid·ed

   [dih-vahy-did]
adjective
1.
separated; separate.
2.
disunited.
3.
shared; apportioned.
4.
(of a leaf) cut into distinct portions by incisions extending to the midrib or base.
Origin:
1555–65; divide + -ed2

Related forms
di·vid·ed·ly, adverb
di·vid·ed·ness, noun
qua·si-di·vid·ed, adjective
qua·si-di·vid·ed·ly, adverb
self-di·vid·ed, adjective
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sem·i·di·vid·ed, adjective
un·di·vid·ed, adjective
well-di·vid·ed, adjective
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di·vide

   [dih-vahyd] verb, -vid·ed, -vid·ing, noun
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.
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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.
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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; Middle English (< Anglo-French divider) < Latin dīvidere to separate, divide

Related forms
mis·di·vide, verb, -vid·ed, -vid·ing.
pre·di·vide, verb (used with object), -vid·ed, -vid·ing.
re·di·vide, verb, -vid·ed, -vid·ing.
un·di·vid·ing, adjective

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

Antonyms
1. unite.

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World English Dictionary
divided (dɪˈvaɪdɪd)
 
—adj
1.  botany another word for dissected
2.  split; not united
 
di'videdly
 
—adv
 
di'videdness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

divide
late 14c., 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 early 15c. The noun meaning "watershed, separation
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between river valleys" is first recorded 1807. Divider "partition or screen," especially in a room, is from 1959. Divide and rule (c.1600) translates L. divide et impera, a maxim of Machiavelli. Related: Divided; dividing.
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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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Science Dictionary
divide   (dĭ-vīd')  Pronunciation Key 

  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.


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