Divide meaning

What does “divide” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“divide” is a noun and verb with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility).

divide

noun

a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
Synonymswatershed water parting

verb

separate into parts or portions
“divide the cake into three equal parts”
“The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I”
Synonymssplit split up separate dissever carve up
Oppositesunite
perform a division
“Can you divide 49 by seven?”
Synonymsfraction
Oppositesmultiply
act as a barrier between; stand between
“The mountain range divides the two countries”
Synonymsseparate
come apart
“The two pieces that we had glued separated”
Synonymsseparate part
make a division or separation
Synonymsseparate
force, take, or pull apart
“He separated the fighting children”
“Moses parted the Red Sea”
Synonymsseparate disunite part

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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