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di·vide
(dĭ-vīd′)v. di·vid·ed, di·vid·ing, di·vides
v.tr.
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. To group according to kind; classify or assign: divided the plants into different species.
2.
a. To cause to separate into opposing factions; disunite: "They want not to divide either the Revolution or the Church but to be an integral part of both" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
b. To cause (members of a parliament) to vote by separating into groups, as pro and con.
3. To give out or apportion among a number: Volunteers divided the different jobs among themselves. See Synonyms at distribute.
4. Mathematics
a. To subject (a number) to the process of division: divided 20 by 4.
b. To be a divisor of: 3 divides 9.
c. To use (a number) as a divisor: divided 5 into 35.
v.intr.
1.
a. To become separated into parts: The mixture will divide into several layers if left unagitated.
b. To branch out, as a river or a blood vessel.
c. To form into factions; take sides: The party divided evenly on the tax issue.
d. To vote by dividing.
2. Mathematics To perform the operation of division.
3. Biology To undergo cell division.
n.
Idiom: 1. A dividing point or line: "would clearly tip the court ... across a dangerous constitutional divide" (Lawrence H. Tribe).
2. See watershed.
divide and conquer
1. To exploit one's opponents' internal rivalries or divisions so as to prevent them from unifying against oneself, so that they may be defeated one by one.
2. To divide one's own forces or personnel so as to deal with different tasks simultaneously.
[Middle English dividen, from Latin dīvidere : dī-, dis-, dis- + -videre, to separate.]
di·vid′a·ble adj.
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divide
(dɪˈvaɪd)vb
1. to separate or be separated into parts or groups; split up; part
2. to share or be shared out in parts; distribute
3. to diverge or cause to diverge in opinion or aim: the issue divided the management.
4. (tr) to keep apart or be a boundary between: the Rio Grande divides Mexico from the United States.
5. (Parliamentary Procedure) (intr) (in Parliament and similar legislatures) to vote by separating into two groups
6. to categorize; classify
7. (Mathematics) to calculate the quotient of (one number or quantity) and (another number or quantity) by division: to divide 50 by 10; to divide 10 into 50; to divide by 10.
8. (intr) to diverge: the roads divide.
9. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to mark increments of (length, angle, etc) as by use of an engraving machine
n
10. (Physical Geography) chiefly US and Canadian an area of relatively high ground separating drainage basins; watershed. See also continental divide
11. a division; split
[C14: from Latin dīvidere to force apart, from di-2 + vid- separate, from the source of viduus bereaved, vidua widow]
diˈvidable adj
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di•vide
(dɪˈvaɪd)v. -vid•ed, -vid•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
2. to separate or part from something else; sunder; cut off.
3. to deal out in parts; distribute in shares; apportion.
4. to cleave; part.
5. to separate in opinion or feeling; cause to disagree: The issue divided the senators.
6. to distinguish the kinds of; classify.
7.
a. to separate into equal parts by the process of mathematical division; apply the mathematical process of division to.
b. to be a divisor of, without a remainder.
8. to mark a uniform scale on (a ruler, thermometer, etc.).
9. to separate (a legislature or other assembly) into two groups in ascertaining the vote on a question.
v.i. 10. to become divided or separated.
11. to share something with others.
12. to diverge; branch; fork.
13. to perform the mathematical process of division.
14. to vote by separating into two groups.
n. 15. a division: a divide in the road.
16. the line or zone of higher ground between two adjacent streams or drainage basins.
17. Archaic. the act of dividing.
[1325–75; Middle English (< Anglo-French divider) < Latin dīvidere to separate, divide]
di•vid′a•ble, adj.
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divide
Past participle: divided
Gerund: dividing
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| Noun | 1. |  divide - a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) |
| 2. |  divide - a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systemsline - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent continental divide - the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico) | |
| Verb | 1. | divide - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" change integrity - change in physical make-up subdivide - divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!" initialise, initialize, format - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" sectionalise, sectionalize - divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country" triangulate - divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard" lot - divide into lots, as of land, for example parcel - divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land" paragraph - divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed" canton - divide into cantons, of a country |
| 2. | divide - perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" arithmetic - the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation halve - divide by two; divide into halves; "Halve the cake" quarter - divide by four; divide into quarters multiply - combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" | |
| 3. | divide - act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries" | |
| 4. | divide - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" subdivide - form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided" chip, chip off, break away, break off, come off - break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" come away, come off, detach - come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" segregate - divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate" segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented" reduce - undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce" partition, partition off - divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" discerp, dismember, take apart - divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" gerrymander - divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts | |
| 5. | divide - make a division or separation break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" break up, dissipate, scatter, dispel, disperse - to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" detach - separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment" | |
| 6. | divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" compartmentalise, compartmentalize, cut up - separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" keep apart, sequestrate, set apart, isolate, sequester - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" disarticulate, disjoint - separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it" disconnect - make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" tear - to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" joint - separate (meat) at the joint gin - separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin break - separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers" |
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divide
verb
1. separate, part, split, cut (up), sever, partition, shear, segregate, cleave, subdivide, bisect, split off, demarcate, sunder the artificial line that divided the city
separate unite, join, combine, connect, marry, knit, come together, splice
separate unite, join, combine, connect, marry, knit, come together, splice
divide something up group, sort, separate, arrange, grade, classify, categorize The idea is to divide up the country into four sectors.
Quotations
"Divide and rule" [Philip of Macedon]
"Divide and rule" [Philip of Macedon]
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divide
verb1. To make a division into parts, sections, or branches:
2. To separate into branches or branchlike parts:
3. To become or cause to become apart one from another:
Idioms: part company, set at odds.
4. To give out in portions or shares:
Slang: divvy.
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Translations
dělitrozdělitrozcházet se
deledividerefordeleinddele
jakaajakautua
dijelitipodijeliti
eloszt számotoszt
deilaskipta meî sérskiptast; skipta í hópa
分ける分割する割る･･･を割る
...을 나누다나누다
dalusdalybadivizijadivizijosnuomonių išsiskyrimas
rozdeliť sa/si
delitirazdeliti
dela uppdividera
แบ่งหาร
chiachia tách
divide
[dɪˈvaɪd]A. VT
1. (= separate) → separar
the Pyrenees divide France from Spain → los Pirineos separan Francia de España
the Pyrenees divide France from Spain → los Pirineos separan Francia de España
2. (also divide up) (= split) [+ money, work, kingdom] → dividir, repartir (among, between entre) [+ sweets] → repartir (among, between entre) [+ apple, orange, cake] → partir, dividir (among, between, into entre en) they divided it among themselves → se lo repartieron entre sí
when he died his property was divided between his daughters → cuando murió su propiedad se repartió or se dividió entre sus hijas
she tried to divide her time fairly between the children → intentaba repartir su tiempo de forma equitativa entre los niños
the house has been divided into flats → la casa se ha dividido en apartamentos
divide the dough into four pieces → dividir la masa en cuatro trozos
when he died his property was divided between his daughters → cuando murió su propiedad se repartió or se dividió entre sus hijas
she tried to divide her time fairly between the children → intentaba repartir su tiempo de forma equitativa entre los niños
the house has been divided into flats → la casa se ha dividido en apartamentos
divide the dough into four pieces → dividir la masa en cuatro trozos
3. (Math) → dividir
48 divided by 8 is 6 → 48 dividido entre or por 8 es 6
divide 6 into 36 → divide 36 entre or por 6
you can't divide 7 into 50 → 50 no es divisible entre or por 7
48 divided by 8 is 6 → 48 dividido entre or por 8 es 6
divide 6 into 36 → divide 36 entre or por 6
you can't divide 7 into 50 → 50 no es divisible entre or por 7
4. (= cause disagreement among) [+ friends, political parties] → dividir
B. VI
1. (= separate) [road, river] → bifurcarse
2. (also divide up) (= split) [cells, people] → dividirse
we divided into groups for the first activity → nos dividimos en grupos para la primera actividad
divide and rule → divide y vencerás
we divided into groups for the first activity → nos dividimos en grupos para la primera actividad
divide and rule → divide y vencerás
3. (Math) → dividir
C. N
2. (fig) (= gap) → división f
there is a clear divide between the upper and lower classes → hay una clara división entre las clases superiores y las inferiores
there is a clear divide between the upper and lower classes → hay una clara división entre las clases superiores y las inferiores
divide off
B. VI + ADV → dividirse
divide out VT + ADV [+ sweets, biscuits] → repartir (between, among entre)
divide up
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divide
[dɪˈvaɪd] vt
[+ quantity, number] → diviser
to divide sth in half → diviser qch en deux
Divide the pastry in half → Divisez la pâte en deux.
to divide sth by sth → diviser qch par qch
12 divided by 3 is 4 → Douze divisé par trois égalent quatre.
to divide 7 into 35 → diviser 35 par 7
Divide 7 into 35 → Divisez 35 par 7.
to divide people into groups → diviser des personnes en groupes, répartir des personnes en groupes
to divide sth in half → diviser qch en deux
Divide the pastry in half → Divisez la pâte en deux.
to divide sth by sth → diviser qch par qch
12 divided by 3 is 4 → Douze divisé par trois égalent quatre.
to divide 7 into 35 → diviser 35 par 7
Divide 7 into 35 → Divisez 35 par 7.
to divide people into groups → diviser des personnes en groupes, répartir des personnes en groupes
vi
(= split into two groups) [people, things] → se diviser
to divide into → se diviser en
We divided into two groups → Nous nous sommes divisés en deux groupes.
to divide into → se diviser en
We divided into two groups → Nous nous sommes divisés en deux groupes.
(= split into two) [cell, bacterium] → se diviser
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divide
vt
(= separate) → trennen
(= split into parts: also divide up,) money, work, property, kingdom, room → teilen (→ into in +acc); (in order to distribute) → aufteilen; the river divides the city into two → der Fluss teilt die Stadt; divide the pastry in half → den Teig in zwei Hälften teilen; she divided the cake into five pieces → sie teilte den Kuchen in fünf Stücke (auf); the book can be divided into three main parts → das Buch kann in drei Hauptteile gegliedert werden
(= share out) money, time, food → verteilen; she divided the food evenly among the children → sie verteilte das Essen gleichmäßig an die Kinder
(Math) → dividieren, teilen; to divide 6 into 36, to divide 36 by 6 → 36 durch 6 teilen or dividieren; what is 12 divided by 3? → was ist 12 (geteilt or dividiert) durch 3?
(= cause disagreement among) friends → entzweien
vi
(river, road, room, cells) → sich teilen; (book etc) → sich gliedern (→ into in +acc); to divide into groups → sich in Gruppen aufteilen; (= be classified) → sich gliedern lassen; the policy of divide and rule/conquer → die Politik des „divide et impera“/Teilen und Besiegens
(Math, number) → sich teilen or dividieren lassen (by durch); we’re learning to divide → wir lernen Teilen or Dividieren; he’s no good at dividing → er kann nicht teilen or dividieren
n (Geog) → Wasserscheide f; the Great Divide (Geog) → die (nord)amerikanische Wasserscheide; (fig) → die Kluft; (= death) → der Tod; to cross the Great Divide (fig) → den Schritt über die Schwelle tun; (= die) → die Schwelle des Todes überschreiten; the racial/social/cultural divide → die Kluft zwischen den Rassen/Gesellschaftsschichten/Kulturen
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divide
[dɪˈvaɪd]1. vt to divide (from/into) → dividere (da/in)
to divide (between or among) → dividere (tra), ripartire (tra)
to divide 6 into 36 or 36 by 6 → dividere 36 per 6
40 divided by 5 → 40 diviso 5
to divide (between or among) → dividere (tra), ripartire (tra)
to divide 6 into 36 or 36 by 6 → dividere 36 per 6
40 divided by 5 → 40 diviso 5
2. vi (road, river) → dividersi, biforcarsi (Math) → essere divisibile
divide off
1. vi + adv (road) → separarsi
2. vt + adv (area) → separare
divide out vt + adv to divide out (between or among) (sweets, proceeds) → distribuire (tra); (tasks) → distribuire or ripartire (tra)
divide up vt + adv → dividere
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divide
(diˈvaid) verb1. to separate into parts or groups. The wall divided the garden in two; The group divided into three when we got off the bus; We are divided (= We do not agree) as to where to spend our holidays.
2. (with between or among) to share. We divided the sweets between us.
3. to find out how many times one number contains another. 6 divided by 2 equals 3.
diˈviders noun plural a measuring instrument used in geometry.
divisible (diˈvizəbl) adjective able to be divided. 100 is divisible by 4.
division (diˈviʒən) noun1. (an) act of dividing.
2. something that separates; a dividing line. a ditch marks the division between their two fields.
3. a part or section (of an army etc). He belongs to B division of the local police force.
4. (a) separation of thought; disagreement.
5. the finding of how many times one number is contained in another.
divisional (diˈviʒənl) adjective of a division. The soldier contacted divisional headquarters.
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divide
→ يُقَسِّمُ, يَقْسِمُ dělit, rozdělit dele teilen, trennen διαιρώ dividir jakaa diviser dijeliti, podijeliti dividere ･･･を割る, 分ける ...을 나누다, 나누다 delen door, verdelen dele dzielić, podzielić dividir делить, разделять dela upp, dividera แบ่ง, หาร bölmek chia, chia tách 分开, 除Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
divide
v. dividir, repartir.
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divide
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