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1. Separate or be separated into parts.
The work began in 1998 and was divided into three phases.
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2. Separate (something) into portions and share out among a number of people.
Jack divided up the rest of the cash
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3. Allocate (different parts of one's time or efforts) to different activities or places.
His own life is divided between Los Angeles, where he works, and Hawaii.
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4. Form a boundary between (two people or things)
To the left of the great gate a wall divides off a corner of the court.
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5. (of a legislative assembly) separate or be separated into two groups for voting.
The house divided as follows: Ayes: 127 Noes: 107 Abstentions: 73.
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6. Disagree or cause to disagree.
Recent research, however, is divided on the issue.
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7. Find how many times (a number) contains another.
36 divided by 2 equals 18
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8. (of a number) be susceptible of division without a remainder.
30 does not divide by 8
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9. Find how many times (a number) is contained in another.
If you divide 2 into 13983816 you get 6991908 or exactly half.
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10. (of a number) be contained in a number without a remainder.
3 divides into 15
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Noun
1. A difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension.
The divide on the issue has emerged in the past year.
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2. A boundary between two things.
symbolically, the difference of sex is a divide
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3. A ridge or line of high ground forming the division between two valleys or river systems.
The Blue Nile and White Nile tributaries share a drainage divide with the Omo River.
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Origin
1. Middle English (as a verb): from Latin dividere ‘force apart, remove’. The noun dates from the mid 17th century.
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