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1. Separate into parts or portions
   "divide the cake into three equal parts";
   - split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
    
2. (arithmetic) perform a division
   "Can you divide 49 by seven?";
   - fraction
    
3. Act as a barrier between; stand between
   "The mountain range divides the two countries";
   - separate
    
4. Move or break apart
   - separate, part
    
5. Make a division or separation
   - separate
    
6. Force, take, or pull apart
   "He divided the fighting children";
   - separate, disunite, part

1. A serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
    
2. A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
   - watershed, water parting

Derived forms: divided, dividing, divides

Type of: calculate, change, change integrity, cipher, compute, cypher, disagreement, displace, dissension, dissonance, figure [N. Amer], line, move, reckon, work out

Antonym: multiply

Encyclopedia: Divide, Oregon