Definition of 'divide'

Noun

1. a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
2. a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
      Synonyms: watershed water parting

Verb

1. separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
      Synonyms: split split up separate dissever carve up
      Antonyms: unite unify
2. perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
      Synonyms: fraction
      Antonyms: multiply
3. act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries"
      Synonyms: separate
4. come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
      Synonyms: separate part
5. make a division or separation
      Synonyms: separate
6. force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
      Synonyms: separate disunite part

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