Noun | 1. | divide - a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) |
2. | divide - a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems Synonyms: water parting, watershed | |
Verb | 1. | divide - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" |
2. | divide - perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" Synonyms: fraction Antonyms: multiply - combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" | |
3. | divide - act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries" Synonyms: separate | |
4. | divide - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" | |
5. | divide - make a division or separation Synonyms: separate | |
6. | divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" |