divides Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- dissects
- divorces
- subdivides
- dissociates
- disassociates
- disjoins
- ramifies
- isolates
- decouples
- sunders
- parts
- uncouples
- disunites
- pulls
- severs
- unlinks
- detaches
- resolves
- decomposes
Weak:
- rives
- rips
- rifts
- fractionalizes
- tears
- unravels
- fragments
- fragmentates
- fractures
- disjoints
- dissevers
- insulates
- dichotomizes
- breaks
- rends
- unties
- cleaves
- unyokes
- cuts-off
- quarters
- bifurcates
- dissolves
- disentangles
- sequesters
- breaks-down
- trisects
- halves
- bisects
- segregates
- secludes
- disassembles
- disintegrates
- partitions
- disengages
- fragmentizes
- fractionates
- ruptures
- segments
- breaks-up
divides Meaning
divides
to subject (a number or quantity) to the operation of finding how many times it contains another number or quantity, to possess, enjoy, or make use of in common, to use as a divisor, to separate into classes, categories, or divisions, to separate into classes or categories, to cause to be separate, distinct, or apart from one another, an act of dividing, to be used as a divisor with respect to (a dividend), a point or line of division or disagreement, to cause to be separate, different, or apart from one another, apportion, to separate into portions and give out in shares, to perform mathematical division, a dividing ridge between drainage areas, to cause (a parliamentary body) to vote by division, to branch out, to become separated or disunited especially in opinion or interest, to separate into two or more parts or pieces, cleave entry 2, part, to give out in shares, to separate into two or more parts, areas, or groups, cleave, part, to undergo replication, multiplication, fission, or separation into parts, to own or use in common, to subject (a number) to the operation of finding how many times it contains another number, to separate into two or more parts, branch entry 2 sense 2, fork, to separate into opposing sides or parties, to undergo cell division, to perform or use in mathematical division
divides Sentence Examples
- The fence divides the backyard into two distinct sections.
- The border that divides Mexico from the United States is a highly fortified region.
- The professor's lecture divides the class into those who understand the concept and those who need further clarification.
- The equator, an imaginary line, divides the Earth into two hemispheres.
- The river divides the town into east and west sections.
- The chasm that divides the mountain range creates a formidable natural barrier.
- The line of paint divides the room into two contrasting color schemes.
- The abyss between the elite and the underprivileged divides society into distinct groups.
- The schism that divides the two churches stems from differing interpretations of scripture.
- The chasm of misunderstanding that divided the friends has been gradually bridged by open communication.
FAQs About the word divides
to subject (a number or quantity) to the operation of finding how many times it contains another number or quantity, to possess, enjoy, or make use of in common
splits, disconnects,separates, dissects, divorces, subdivides, dissociates, disassociates, disjoins, ramifies
associates, unifies, blends, joins, links,unites, mixes, connects, combines, couples
The fence divides the backyard into two distinct sections.
The border that divides Mexico from the United States is a highly fortified region.
The professor's lecture divides the class into those who understand the concept and those who need further clarification.
The equator, an imaginary line, divides the Earth into two hemispheres.
