the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > divide [verb (transitive)] > into small parts (5)
transitive. In extended use. To cut up, subdivide minutely; to tear, smash, etc., to pieces. Also with up. Occasionally reflexive or intransitive…
transitive. To divide into morsels or small pieces or sections. Also: †to bite (obsolete).
To divide into small portions.
transferred. To divide or break up (e.g. property) into small portions.