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
verb, as in perform a division
verb, as in act as a barrier between; stand between
verb, as in make a division or separation
Opposites of divide
What does divide mean?8
verb
separate into parts or portions“divide the cake into three equal parts”
force, take, or pull apart“He separated the fighting children”
move or break apart“The two pieces that we had glued separated”
perform a division“Can you divide 49 by seven?”
act as a barrier between; stand between“The mountain range divides the two countries”
make a division or separation
noun
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
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
three syllables
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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