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- pronunciation:
- dih
vaId
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
divides, dividing, divided |
| definition 1: |
to separate into parts or factions.
She divided the chicken into parts and put some of them in the freezer.I divided the paper into thirds.The foreign policy issue divided the population.
- synonyms:
- disunite, divvy, partition, portion, section, separate, split
- antonyms:
- conflate, join, solidify, unify, unite
- similar words:
- allocate, bisect, categorize, classify, fraction, group, halve, part, quarter, space, subdivide, wall
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| definition 2: |
to share equally.
We'll divide the pie between us.- synonyms:
- apportion, split
- similar words:
- allot, bisect, distribute, halve, portion, quarter, share, subdivide
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| definition 3: |
in mathematics, to carry out a calculation on (a number) to determine how many times that number contains another.
To find the answer, you'll need to divide 132 by 12. See, the answer is 11.- antonyms:
- multiply
- similar words:
- calculate, cipher, compute, figure
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| related words: |
apportion, branch, break down, chop, cleave, compartment, cut, deal, decompose, detach, discriminate, district, factor, parcel, partition, segregate, separate, sever, sort, split, zone |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to be or become separated into parts or factions.
The political party divided into two factions.- synonyms:
- disunite, separate, split
- antonyms:
- combine, solidify, unite
- similar words:
- part, rend
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| definition 2: |
to separate and diverge, as one road into two roads.
Under the microscope, we can see the cells divide.
- synonyms:
- branch, diverge, fork, split
- antonyms:
- converge
- similar words:
- bifurcate, bisect, part
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| definition 3: |
to determine mathematically how many times one number contains another.
She divides accurately.- antonyms:
- multiply
- similar words:
- calculate, cipher, compute, figure
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| related words: |
cleave, segregate, split, tear, zone |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a division.
It took years to eliminate the divide that had existed between the family members.- synonyms:
- branch, division, partition, portion
- similar words:
- divergence, fraction, hare, schism, split
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| definition 2: |
a ridge of land that separates two drainage areas or watersheds.
Rivers on the west of the continental divide flow into the Pacific Ocean.- synonyms:
- ridge
- similar words:
- continental divide, hogback, scarp, spine
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