What does divide mean?
Definitions for divide
dɪˈvaɪddi·vide
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word divide.
Princeton's WordNet
dividenoun
a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
watershed, water parting, divideverb
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve upverb
separate into parts or portions
"divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
divide, fractionverb
perform a division
"Can you divide 49 by seven?"
separate, divideverb
act as a barrier between; stand between
"The mountain range divides the two countries"
separate, divide, partverb
come apart
"The two pieces that we had glued separated"
separate, divideverb
make a division or separation
separate, disunite, divide, partverb
force, take, or pull apart
"He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
GCIDE
Dividenoun
A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; also called watershed and water parting. A divide on either side of which the waters drain into two different oceans is called a continental divide.
Wiktionary
dividenoun
A thing that divides.
Stay on your side of the divide, please.
Etymology: From divido
dividenoun
An act of dividing.
The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property.
Etymology: From divido
dividenoun
A distancing between two people or things.
There is a great divide between us.
Etymology: From divido
dividenoun
A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
If you're heading to the coast, you'll have to cross the divide first.
Etymology: From divido
divideverb
To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
Etymology: From divido
divideverb
To share (something) by dividing it.
How shall we divide this pie?
Etymology: From divido
divideverb
To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2.
Etymology: From divido
divideverb
To separate into two or more parts.
Etymology: From divido
divideverb
Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
Etymology: From divido
Webster Dictionary
Divideverb
to part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts
Divideverb
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
Divideverb
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
Divideverb
to disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance
Divideverb
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
Divideverb
to subject to arithmetical division
Divideverb
to separate into species; -- said of a genus or generic term
Divideverb
to mark divisions on; to graduate; as, to divide a sextant
Divideverb
to play or sing in a florid style, or with variations
Divideverb
to be separated; to part; to open; to go asunder
Divideverb
to cause separation; to disunite
Divideverb
to break friendship; to fall out
Divideverb
to have a share; to partake
Divideverb
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
Dividenoun
a dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; a watershed
Freebase
Divide
Divide is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Teller County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 127. Divide sits on the north slope of Pikes Peak on U.S. Highway 24. Ute Pass is immediately west of town. The Divide Post Office has the ZIP Code 80814. There are multiple gas stations near the highway for travelers, a small grocery store, post office, Summit Elementary, and multiple churches. Divide is also the home of the Teller County Sheriff's office off of Hwy 24. Teller County has a jail behind the Sheriff's office as well, infamous for holding the 'Texas Seven' back in early 2000. Divide is a growing, planned community. Divide is planned in three areas: the town center, rural residential land parcels, and larger rural land parcels.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Divide
di-vīd′, v.t. to part asunder: to part among, to allot, &c.: to set at variance: to separate into two parts (as in voting).—v.i. to part or open: to break friendship: to vote by separating into two bodies.—n. (coll.) the act of dividing: (esp. in U.S.) a watershed.—adj. Divid′able (rare), divisible: (Shak.) divided.—adv. Divid′edly.—n. Divid′er, that which divides: a kind of compasses for dividing lines, &c.—adj. Divid′ing, separating.—n. separation.—n. Divid′ing-en′gine, an instrument for graduating the scales of scientific apparatus.—adjs. Divid′ual (Milt.), shared in common with others; Divid′uous, special, accidental. [L. dividĕre, divisum—dis, asunder, root vid, to separate.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'divide' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2905
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Rank popularity for the word 'divide' in Verbs Frequency: #341
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of divide in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of divide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of divide in a Sentence
Markets do need signals of reassurance, they need to know that we will do whatever is necessary to keep the economy on track, we're working together across that referendum divide in the party to deliver the best possible deal for Britain. I think confidence will gradually begin to return and people will start to see the shape of the future that we're mapping out.
The divide between the governing elite and the voters has never been so big.
It is deeply offensive and sad that the brutal and harrowing memories of the worst terrorist attack in American history are being deployed by political partisans, they are using 9/11 not as an example of what the American people endured and overcame together, but explicitly to divide, to stoke hatred and to further a political agenda aimed at stigmatizing the other party and marginalizing ordinary Americans from participating in the political process. That is the real threat to democracy.
This is a reminder that relations between law enforcement and the communities they serve remain extremely tense, i ask not just for a moment of silence but also for firm action. We need to bring meaningful legislation to the floor that will help bridge the divide between law enforcement and communities.
The attack on any Muslim or any innocent person anywhere around the world is an attack on all Muslims and all people, this is a human and an international tragedy, not only a Muslim and NZ tragedy. These acts of terror are there to divide us...and we reject this in all its forms and ways, but rather we will stay united and strong.
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Translations for divide
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- قسمArabic
- деля, деля се, разделямBulgarian
- dělitCzech
- dividieren, aufteilen, teilenGerman
- dividir, desunirSpanish
- jagamaEstonian
- jakaantua, jakaa, jakautuaFinnish
- se diviser, partager, diviserFrench
- deighilIrish
- פיצל, חילקHebrew
- विभाजनHindi
- feloszt, osztHungarian
- բաժանել, կիսելArmenian
- hlutaIcelandic
- dividersi, dividereItalian
- 分割, 分ける, 割るJapanese
- 나누다, 쪼개다Korean
- dalītLatvian
- хуваахMongolian
- bahagianMalay
- delen, verdelenDutch
- delt på, deleNorwegian
- podzielićPolish
- [[separar]]-[[se]], partir, repartir, separar, [[dividir]]-[[se]], dividirPortuguese
- divide, împărți, se diviza, diviza, despărțiRomanian
- разделить, делить, разделятьRussian
- deliť, rozdeliťSlovak
- dela, dividera, dela sig, klyvaSwedish
- gawaSwahili
- పంచుకొను, విభజించు, భాగించుTelugu
- แบ่งThai
- РозділитиUkrainian
- chiaVietnamese
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