divide

1. (transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.Examples: "a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"; "Divide the living child in two."Synonyms: cut up, disunite, partition, split, split upAntonyms: combine, merge, unify, unitetransitive

2. (transitive) To share (something) by dividing it.Examples: "How shall we divide this pie?"; "true justice unto people to divide"Synonyms: divvy up, divide up, share, share out, apportiontransitive

3. (transitive) To cause (a group of people) to disagree.Examples: "Words divide us, Wiktionary unites us."; "For nearly two years, the pandemic has been dividing families over issues like social distancing, mask-wearing, and vaccines. Now that the holiday season is here and families are gathering, many issues that have been simmering are reaching a boiling point."; "It is a debate that divides Americans as evenly as any of the great political issues of the day. Should they leave their butter on the counter, or must they keep it in the fridge?"transitive

4. (transitive, arithmetic, with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).Examples: "If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2."Antonyms: multiplytransitive

5. (transitive, arithmetic) To be a divisor of.Examples: "3 divides 6."transitive

6. (intransitive) To separate into two or more parts.Synonyms: separate, shear, split, split upintransitive