divide (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 8 senses of the word *divide*:
VERB	social	divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up	separate into parts or portions
cognition	divide, fraction	perform a division
stative	divide, separate	act as a barrier between
contact	divide, separate, part	come apart
motion	divide, separate	make a division or separation
contact	divide, separate, disunite, part	force, take, or pull apart
NOUN	state	divide	a serious / serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
location	divide, watershed, water parting	a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

divide pronunciation
Sounds	dihvay'd
Rhymes	abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd...

Englishdivide: 8 senses noun 1, state
Meaning	A serious / serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility).
Broader	disagreement, dissension, dissonance	A conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

Englishdivide: 8 senses noun 2, location
Meaning	A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems.
Synonyms	watershed, water parting
Instances	Great Divide	That part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States
Narrower	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)
Broader	line	A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
Spanish	divisoria, línea divisoria, parteaguas
Catalan	divisòria, línia de crestes, línia divisòria
Verbs	divide	act as a barrier between

Englishdivide: 8 senses verb 1, social
Meaning	separate into parts or portions.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"divide the cake into three equal parts"
Synonyms	split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
Narrower	Balkanize, Balkanise	divide a territory into small, hostile states
	canton	divide into cantons, of a country
	format, initialize, initialise	divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
	lot	divide into lots, as of land, for example
	paragraph	divide into paragraphs, as of text
	parcel	divide into parts
	sectionalize, sectionalise	divide into sections, especially into geographic sections
	sliver, splinter	divide into slivers or splinters
	subdivide	divide into smaller and smaller pieces
	triangulate	divide into triangles / triangles or give a triangular form to
	unitize, unitise	divide (bulk material) and process as units
Broader	change integrity	change in physical make-up
Opposite	unite, unify	act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
Spanish	desdoblar, desunir, dividir, escindir, fragmentar, partir, repartir, separar
Catalan	desdoblar, dividir, partir, repartir, separar
Adjectives	divisible	capable of being or liable to be divided or separated
Nouns	divider	a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
	divider	a person who separates something into parts or groups
	divider	a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics / characteristics
	division	the act or process of dividing

Englishdivide: 8 senses verb 2, cognition
Meaning	Perform a division.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"Can you divide 49 by seven?"
Synonym	fraction
Category	arithmetic	The branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
Narrower	halve	divide by two
Narrower	quarter	divide by four
Broader	calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure	make a mathematical calculation or computation
Opposite	multiply	combine by multiplication
Spanish	dividir, fraccionar
Catalan	dividir, fraccionar
Adjectives	divisible	capable of being or liable to be divided or separated
Nouns	division	an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication

Englishdivide: 8 senses verb 3, stative
Meaning	act as a barrier between; stand between.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"The mountain range divides the two countries"
Synonym	separate
Spanish	dividir, separar
Catalan	dividir, separar
Nouns	divide	a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
Nouns	divider	a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

Englishdivide: 8 senses verb 4, contact
Meaning	come apart.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	separate, part
Caused by	separate, disunite, divide, part	Force, take, or pull apart
Entailed by	share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal	Give out as one's portion or share
Narrower	calve, break up	Release ice
	chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off	break off (a piece from a whole)
	detach, come off, come away	Come to be detached
	disjoin, disjoint	Become separated, disconnected or disjoint
	dismember, take apart, discerp	divide into pieces
	gerrymander	divide unfairly and to one's advantage
	partition, partition off	divide into parts, pieces, or sections
	polarize, polarise	Become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation
	reduce	Undergo meiosis
	segment, section	divide into segments / segments
	segment	divide or split up
	segregate	divide from the main body or mass and collect
	subdivide	form into subdivisions
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Spanish	dividirse, dividir, escindir, partir, separarse, separar
Catalan	dividir-se, dividir, escindir, partir, separar-se, separar
Adjectives	divisible	capable of being or liable to be divided or separated

Englishdivide: 8 senses verb 5, motion
Meaning	make a division or separation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonym	separate
Narrower	break	Destroy the integrity of
	detach	separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
	disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter	To cause to separate and go in different directions
	partition, zone	separate or apportion into sections
	rail, rail off	separate with a railing
	shut off, close off	isolate or separate
Spanish	dividir, separar
Catalan	dividir, separar
Adjectives	divisible	capable of being or liable to be divided or separated
Nouns	division	the act of dividing or partitioning

Englishdivide: 8 senses verb 6, contact
Meaning	Force, take, or pull apart.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Synonyms	separate, disunite, part
Cause to	separate, divide, part	come apart
Entailed by	unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick	Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
Narrower	break	separate from a clinch, in boxing
	compartmentalize, compartmentalise, cut up	separate into isolated compartments or categories / categories
	cut	separate with or as if with an instrument
	disconnect	make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
	disjoin, disjoint	make disjoint, separated, or disconnected
	disjoint, disarticulate	separate at the joints
	gin	separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
	joint	separate (meat) at the joint
	polarize, polarise	Cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
	sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate	set apart from others
	sever, break up	set or keep apart
	tear, rupture, snap, bust	separate or cause to separate abruptly
	tear	To separate or be separated by force
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Spanish	dividir, separar
Catalan	dividir, separar

HyperDicEnglishDIVID ... divide

HyperDic English DIVID ... divide