divide

  • 11divide — [də vīd′] vt. divided, dividing [ME dividen < L dividere, to separate, divide, distribute < di (< dis , apart) + base seen in vidua, WIDOW < IE base * weidh , to separate (prob. < wi , apart + dhē, set, DO1)] 1. to separate into… …

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  • 12divide on — index differ (disagree), dispute (debate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13divide up — index apportion, partition, subdivide Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 14divide by — divide one number by another, find out how many times a number is contained in another (Mathematics) …

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  • 15divide — vb 1 *separate, part, sever, sunder, divorce Analogous words: cleave, split, rend, rive (see TEAR): *cut, carve, chop Antonyms: unite 2 *distribute, dispense, deal, dole Analogous words: * …

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  • 16divide by — divide/multiply/by phrase used for saying how a number is calculated To convert gallons to litres multiply by 4.54. Thesaurus: expressions used in calculation and mathematicshyponym to calculate or countsynonym …

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  • 17divide — di|vide1 [ dı vaıd ] verb *** ▸ 1 separate/be separated ▸ 2 be in between ▸ 3 in mathematics ▸ 4 cause disagreement ▸ 5 separate into two ▸ 6 when cells separate ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) divide or divide up transitive to separate people or things into… …

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  • 18divide — I UK [dɪˈvaɪd] / US verb Word forms divide : present tense I/you/we/they divide he/she/it divides present participle dividing past tense divided past participle divided *** 1) divide or diˌvide ˈup [transitive] to separate people or things into… …

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  • 19Divide — Articles concerning Divide include: In Geography: Drainage divide or watershed, a ridge of land between two drainage basins Continental divide, a water divide between the drainage of two oceans Continental Divide, the North American divide… …

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  • 20divide — I n. 1) a continental divide; (in North America) the Great Divide 2) (fig.) the great divide ( death ) (to cross the great divide) II v. 1) to divide equally, evenly 2) (D; tr.) to divide among, between; with (to divide profits among the… …

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