divide (Meaning)
divide (n)
a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
divide (v)
separate into parts or portions
perform a division
act as a barrier between; stand between
come apart
make a division or separation
force, take, or pull apart
divide (v. t.)
To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.
To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition, or by an imaginary line or limit; as, a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns.
To make partition of among a number; to apportion, as profits of stock among proprietors; to give in shares; to distribute; to mete out; to share.
To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
To separate into two parts, in order to ascertain the votes for and against a measure; as, to divide a legislative house upon a question.
To subject to arithmetical division.
To separate into species; -- said of a genus or generic term.
To mark divisions on; to graduate; as, to divide a sextant.
To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
divide (v. i.)
To be separated; to part; to open; to go asunder.
To cause separation; to disunite.
To break friendship; to fall out.
To have a share; to partake.
To vote, as in the British Parliament, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
divide (n.)
A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; a watershed.
Synonyms & Antonyms of divide
Synonyms:
- fragment
- break down
- disintegrate
- cleave
- cut off
- fracture
- partition
- dissolve
- fractionate
- fractionalize
- insulate
- disengage
- fragmentize
- disassemble
- break
- fragmentate
- rift
- unravel
- tear
- bisect
- unyoke
- rupture
- rive
- bifurcate
- segregate
- disentangle
- sequester
- rip
- seclude
- quarter
- trisect
- halve
- rend
- unlink
- dichotomize
- segment
Antonyms:
divide Sentence Examples
- The land was divided equally among the heirs.
- The students divided into groups for the project.
- The chef divided the cake into eight equal slices.
- The bill was divided evenly among the diners.
- The division of labor in the company improved efficiency.
- The teachers divided the class into two sections based on ability.
- The river divides the town into two distinct areas.
- The conflict between the two parties was dividing the nation.
- The divide between the rich and the poor was growing wider.
- The company's assets were divided among the investors after it declared bankruptcy.
FAQs About the word divide
a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility), a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems, separ
separate,split, disconnect, break up, detach, decompose, dissever, dissociate, decouple, sever
blend, combine, unite, mix, blend, link, unify, unify, unite, combine
The land was divided equally among the heirs.
The students divided into groups for the project.
The chef divided the cake into eight equal slices.
The bill was divided evenly among the diners.
