divide
/dɪvˈaɪd/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
verb
- separate into parts or portions
“divide the cake into three equal parts” - perform a division
“Can you divide 49 by seven?” - act as a barrier between; stand between
“The mountain range divides the two countries” - come apart
“The two pieces that we had glued separated” - make a division or separation
- force, take, or pull apart
“He separated the fighting children”
noun
- a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
- a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
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