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di·vide

divide

 
 
pronunciation:
dih vaId
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part of speech: verb
inflections: divides, dividing, divided
definition 1: When you divide something, you separate it into parts.
My brother and I divided the bar of chocolate, and we each ate half.
 
synonyms:
portion, section, split
antonyms:
join, unify, unite
similar words:
classify, group, part, quarter
definition 2: When you divide something among people, you share it in equal parts.
Everybody wanted pie, so Tim's mom divided it among all the guests.
synonyms:
split
similar words:
distribute, portion, quarter, share
definition 3: In mathematics, when you divide, you break up a number to find out how many times another number is contained in it. For example, you might find out how many twos are in sixteen or how many fives are in twenty-five.
Leo's little brother wanted to know how many twos there are in six, so Leo told him he had to divide 6 by 2. Then he showed him that the answer was 3.
antonyms:
multiply
similar words:
calculate, compute, figure
definition 4: When something divides, it becomes separated into two or more parts.
At this point, the river divides into two small streams.
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synonyms:
fork
similar words:
part
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