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divide

/dɪˈvaɪd/noun, verb2 syllables

Divide means: separate into parts or portions.

Synonyms for divide25

noun, as in a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

watershed, water parting

verb, as in separate into parts or portions

split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up

verb, as in force, take, or pull apart

separate, disunite, part

verb, as in move or break apart

verb, as in perform a division

verb, as in act as a barrier between; stand between

verb, as in make a division or separation

also used for divide

cut up, partition, shear, divvy up, divide up, share, share out, apportion, becut, decide, discerp, disintegrate, dispart, divorce, piecemeal

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Opposites of divide

What does divide mean?8

verb

1

separate into parts or portions“divide the cake into three equal parts”

2

force, take, or pull apart“He separated the fighting children”

3

move or break apart“The two pieces that we had glued separated”

4

perform a division“Can you divide 49 by seven?”

5

act as a barrier between; stand between“The mountain range divides the two countries”

6

make a division or separation

noun

1

a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

2

a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with divide?48

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All 48 rhymes for divide, grouped by syllable

Divide in a sentence

  • To ensure success, it's better to join forces than to fragment or divide them.menaud
  • If you divide any number by zero, the result is undefined.unknown
  • I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but to unify.Adelpa
  • First multiply, then divide, then subtract and finally add.Ooneykcall
  • Let us search for what connects us, not divides us.Ergulis
  • The giant alien was trying to divide to create more organisms.Amastan
  • Countries are a tool of the international bourgeoisie to divide the workers.shekitten
  • Oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it.CK

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Forms of divide

as a noun

plural
divides

as a verb

past tense
divided
present participle
dividing
third-person singular
divides
past participle
divided