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di·vide
I. \də̇ˈvīd\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English dividen, from Latin dividere, from di- (from dis- apart) + -videre to separate — more at dis-, widow
transitive verb
1.
a. : to separate into two or more parts, areas, groups : split up
< divide the city into wards >
b.
(1) : to separate into classes, categories, or divisions : classify
< divide the field of history into epochs >
(2) logic : to separate (classes or class terms) by abstraction or by restriction of denotation : distinguish
c. : to pass through : cleave in passage
< the swift ship dividing the waves >
2.
a. : to separate into parts or portions and give out in shares : distribute
< divide the profits among the several owners of the business >
— sometimes used with up
< they divided up the remaining food >
b. : to possess, enjoy, or make use of in common : share in
< divide the blame with his companion >
c. : to separate into parts or portions and assign to or set apart for various dispositions, concerns, or activities
< divide his time between the office and the golf course >
3.
a. : to cause to be separate, distinct, or apart from one another
< deep gulf which … divides the living from the dead — W.R.Inge >
: keep apart by or as if by a partition
< stone walls divide the fields >
b. : to separate into opposing sides or parties : disunite in opinion or interest : set at variance : cause to disagree
< no controversy had ever so divided the country >
< students were divided on the issue >
c. Britain : to call (a parliamentary body) to a vote on a question or issue
4.
a. : to mark divisions on : graduate
< divide a sextant >
b.
(1) : to subject to mathematical division
(2) : to locate one or more points on (a line or its extension)
c. obsolete : to play or sing in a florid style : perform divisions upon (as a melody)
intransitive verb
1. archaic : to make distinctions (as in logic)
< divide with reason between self-love and society — Francis Bacon >
2. : to perform mathematical division
3.
a.
(1) : to become separated into parts
< each of the four chromosomes divides longitudinally — J.B.Grace >
(2) : to branch out : fork, diverge
< the railway divides here into two lines >
(3) : to become separate from another part
< Collier county … divided from Lee county in 1923 — American Guide Series: Florida >
b. : to become separated (as in opinion or interest)
< on these issues the court divided >
: become disunited
< the party divided into warring factions >
c. : to vote by separating into two groups with those in favor in one group and those opposed in another
< the House again divided, and the bill was passed by 11 votes >
4.
a. archaic : to have a share : partake
< you shall in all divide with us — Shakespeare >
b. : to give out something in portions or shares
< having plenty, he divides with others >
Synonyms: see distribute, separate
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a division or distribution especially of spoils or assets
2.
a. : a dividing ridge or section of high ground between two basins or areas of drainage : watershed
b. : a point or line of division (as between differing situations or sets of circumstances)
< a period marking the divide between two eras of American history >
III. transitive verb
1. : to be used as a divisor with respect to (a dividend)
< 4 divides 16 evenly >
2. : to use as a divisor — used with into
< divide 14 into 42 >
IV. noun
: an instance of division performed by a computer ; also : the means for performing division |