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di-VYD/dɪˈvaɪd/

To divide is to separate into parts, or to share between people: divide the class into groups; divide the bill. Split is more informal; share stresses each person getting some. Divide by is the maths operation (10 divided by 2). A divide as a noun is a gap: a digital divide. Division is the noun for the process or a company section.

Meaning

To separate something into parts, or to share it between people.

Examples

• “Divide the class into two groups.”
• “Divide the cake into eight equal pieces.”
• “Opinion is divided on the new timetable.”

Good to know

divide into / between / by. Informal: split. Noun: division. Gap: a divide.

Near in meaning

split

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