divide

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divide

The mountain range divides the two countries.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To separate into parts or sections: To cause something to become distinct portions, often by creating a boundary or partition.
    • To perform the mathematical operation of division: To calculate how many times one number is contained within another.
    • To cause disagreement or disunity: To create a split or difference of opinion between people or groups.

  2. Noun:

    • A line or point of separation: A boundary, especially a watershed ridge that separates river basins.
    • A significant difference or disagreement: A source of division, especially in opinion or interest.
Usage Examples

  • Verb:

    • The teacher will divide the class into small groups for the project.
    • Please divide 20 by 4 to find the answer.
    • The controversial issue threatened to divide the community.

  • Noun:

    • The Great Divide refers to the continental watershed in North America.
    • There is a deep divide between the two political parties on this policy.
Advanced Usage

  • "to divide and conquer/rule": A strategy of gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into smaller, less powerful pieces that are easier to control.

    • The colonial power used a policy of divide and rule to maintain control.

  • "to divide one's time/attention": To split or allocate one's time or focus between different activities.

    • She has to divide her attention between her career and her family.
Variants and Related Words

  • Divisible (adj): Capable of being divided.

    • The number 10 is divisible by 2 and 5.

  • Divider (n): A person or thing that divides; a physical partition.

    • We put up a room divider to create more privacy.

  • Subdivide (v): To divide something that has already been divided.

    • The developer plans to subdivide the large plot of land into individual lots.
Synonyms
  • Separate: To cause to move or be apart.
  • Split: To break or cause to break forcibly into parts.
  • Partition: To divide into parts, especially by a physical barrier.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Divide up: To separate something into portions to be shared.

    • They agreed to divide up the profits equally.

  • Divide out: To distribute by dividing.

    • The teacher divided out the worksheets to the students.
Related Idioms

  • Cross the great divide: To die (euphemism).

    • After a long illness, he finally crossed the great divide.

  • Bridge the divide: To reduce or overcome differences between people or groups.

    • The new mayor promised to bridge the divide between the city's rich and poor neighborhoods.
divide

The mountain range divides the two countries.

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)
Verb
  1. force, take, or pull apart
    • He separated the fighting children
    • Moses parted the Red Sea
  2. make a division or separation
  3. come apart
    • The two pieces that we had glued separated
  4. act as a barrier between; stand between
    • The mountain range divides the two countries
  5. perform a division
    • Can you divide 49 by seven?
  6. separate into parts or portions
    • divide the cake into three equal parts
    • The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I

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