What does divide mean?
Definitions for divide
dɪˈvaɪddi·vide
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Princeton's WordNet
divide(noun)
a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
watershed, water parting, divide(verb)
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up(verb)
separate into parts or portions
"divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
divide, fraction(verb)
perform a division
"Can you divide 49 by seven?"
separate, divide(verb)
act as a barrier between; stand between
"The mountain range divides the two countries"
separate, divide, part(verb)
come apart
"The two pieces that we had glued separated"
separate, divide(verb)
make a division or separation
separate, disunite, divide, part(verb)
force, take, or pull apart
"He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
GCIDE
Divide(n.)
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
divide(Noun)
A thing that divides.
Stay on your side of the divide, please.
Etymology: From divido
divide(Noun)
An act of dividing.
The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property.
Etymology: From divido
divide(Noun)
A distancing between two people or things.
There is a great divide between us.
Etymology: From divido
divide(Noun)
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
divide(Verb)
To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
Etymology: From divido
divide(Verb)
To share (something) by dividing it.
How shall we divide this pie?
Etymology: From divido
divide(Verb)
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
divide(Verb)
To separate into two or more parts.
Etymology: From divido
divide(Verb)
Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
Etymology: From divido
Webster Dictionary
Divide(verb)
to part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts
Divide(verb)
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
Divide(verb)
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
Divide(verb)
to disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance
Divide(verb)
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
Divide(verb)
to subject to arithmetical division
Divide(verb)
to separate into species; -- said of a genus or generic term
Divide(verb)
to mark divisions on; to graduate; as, to divide a sextant
Divide(verb)
to play or sing in a florid style, or with variations
Divide(verb)
to be separated; to part; to open; to go asunder
Divide(verb)
to cause separation; to disunite
Divide(verb)
to break friendship; to fall out
Divide(verb)
to have a share; to partake
Divide(verb)
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(noun)
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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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'divide' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2905
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'divide' in Verbs Frequency: #341
Numerology
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
During these times of uncertainty, it’s always tempting for politicians for their own gain and for people in power to try and see if they can divide people, scapegoat folks, turn them on each other.
President Obama has been very divisive, We've seen him divide the country in a lot of ways. we have to make sure we're not a part of that. We need to look in the mirror.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov:
We do not aim to divide the European Union. On the contrary, we aim to help eastern Europe and the Balkans which are lagging behind to catch up.
( Sanders) is at that age, he could have just retired and relaxed and enjoy life, but no, he's fighting for the people. And he's trying to unite us, not divide us, pete Buttigieg's Pete Buttigieg.
The divide between the winners and losers has now widened.
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Translations for divide
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- قسمArabic
- деля се, разделям, деляBulgarian
- dělitCzech
- dividieren, teilen, aufteilenGerman
- desunir, dividirSpanish
- jagamaEstonian
- jakaa, jakautua, jakaantuaFinnish
- se diviser, diviser, partagerFrench
- deighilIrish
- חילק, פיצלHebrew
- विभाजनHindi
- oszt, felosztHungarian
- բաժանել, կիսելArmenian
- hlutaIcelandic
- dividersi, dividereItalian
- 分割, 分ける, 割るJapanese
- 쪼개다, 나누다Korean
- dalītLatvian
- хуваахMongolian
- bahagianMalay
- delen, verdelenDutch
- dele, delt påNorwegian
- podzielićPolish
- dividir, [[dividir]]-[[se]], separar, repartir, [[separar]]-[[se]], partirPortuguese
- diviza, divide, se diviza, despărți, împărțiRomanian
- делить, разделять, разделитьRussian
- rozdeliť, deliťSlovak
- dela, klyva, dividera, dela sigSwedish
- gawaSwahili
- విభజించు, పంచుకొను, భాగించుTelugu
- แบ่งThai
- РозділитиUkrainian
- chiaVietnamese
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