divide
v.
separate into parts; apportion; part; separate; share
n.
dividing ridge between drainage areas, watershed; line of division
Divide
Articles concerning Divide include: In geography:
Water 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 between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans Places:Divide, Saskatchewan, Canada
Divide, Colorado, USA
Divide County, North Dakota, USA
Triple Divide Peak, in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
Great Divide Basin, in Wyoming, USA In science:
Division (mathematics)Divide and conquer algorithm, in computer science
Divide-and-conquer eigenvalue algorithm, a concept in the linear algebra branch of mathematics In popular culture:
Continental Divide (movie)The Great Divide, an album by Scott Stapp
Across The Great Divide, an album by Canadian-American rockers The Band In sociology:
Divide and rule, a strategy of gaining and maintaining power
Digital divide, the socio-economic difference between communities in their access to computers and the Internet
North-South divide, between wealthy developed countries and poorer developing countries
Cultural divideMercedes divide, separating those who can afford a Mercedes-Benz car from those who cannot
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divide
Noun
1. a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
(hypernym) disagreement, dissension, dissonance
2. a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
(synonym) watershed, water parting
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) continental divide
(derivation) separate
Verb
1. separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
(synonym) split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
(antonym) unite, unify
(hypernym) change integrity
(hyponym) subdivide
(derivation) division
2. perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
(synonym) fraction
(antonym) multiply
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(hyponym) halve
(derivation) division
(classification) arithmetic
3. act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries"
(synonym) separate
(derivation) watershed, water parting
4. come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
(synonym) separate, part
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) subdivide
5. make a division or separation
(synonym) separate
(hyponym) partition, zone
(derivation) division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
6. force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
(synonym) separate, disunite, part
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) compartmentalize, compartmentalise, cut up
(cause) separate, part
dividere
v.
divide, split, partition, part, break up, separate; share; slice, cut, rive; spread
dividir
v.
divide, separate into parts; apportion; part; separate; share; excrete