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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 6 by 2. See, the answer is 3.- 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 |
adverb + (v.)divide
bitterly, closely, deeply, evenly, neatly, politically, racially, randomly, sharply
(v.)divide
+ adverb
equally, freshly, roughly
(v.)divide
+ noun
batter,
camp,
canvas,
category,
chapter,
class,
clove,
clump,
continent,
cup,
dough,
egg,
faction,
garlic,
group,
holding,
lemon,
lettuce,
loyalty,
mixture,
onion,
ounce,
parish,
plate,
portion,
salad,
section,
segment,
slice,
spoil,
subcategory,
subgroup,
sum,
teaspoon,
territory,
total,
tribe,
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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adjective + (n.)divide
blue, continental, cultural, deep, digital, double, ethnic, great, growing, ideological, partisan, political, racial, religious, sectarian, wide
verb + (n.)divide
bridge, close, cross, straddle, widen
(n.)divide
+ verb
conquer, separate
noun + (n.)divide
gender, peak, side, west
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The word divide
contains the following part:
divid, divis
Latin
root
that means divide
  Example words:
divide, dividend, divisible, division, divisive, individual, individualist, individuality, individualize, indivisible, subdivide
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