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- Dictionarydivide/dɪˈvʌɪd/
verb
- 1. separate or be separated into parts: "consumer magazines can be divided into a number of categories" Similar Opposite
- 2. disagree or cause to disagree: "the question had divided Frenchmen since the Revolution"
noun
- 1. a difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension: "there was still a profound cultural divide between the parties"
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DIVIDE definition: 1. to (cause to) separate into parts or groups: 2. to share: 3. If something divides two areas…. Learn more.
1. a. To separate into parts, sections, groups, or branches: divided the students into four groups. See Synonyms at separate. b. To form a border or barrier between: A mountain chain divides France and Spain. c. To sector into units of measurement; graduate: The ruler was divided into metric units. d.
1. a. : to separate into two or more parts, areas, or groups. divide the city into wards. b. : to separate into classes, categories, or divisions. divide history into epochs. c. : cleave, part. a ship dividing the waves. 2. a. : to separate into portions and give out in shares : distribute.
Definition of divide verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Divide definition: to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.. See examples of DIVIDE used in a sentence.
Definitions of 'divide' 1. When people or things are divided or divide into smaller groups or parts, they become separated into smaller parts. [...] 2. If you divide something among people or things, you separate it into several parts or quantities which you distribute to the people or things. [...] 3.
A divide is a significant distinction between two groups, often one that causes conflict.