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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary di·vide
(di·vid·ed ; di·vid·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin dividere, from dis- + -videre to separate — more at widow DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to separate into two or more parts, areas, or groups divide the city into wards b. to separate into classes, categories, or divisions divide history into epochs c. cleave , part a ship dividing the waves 2. a. to separate into portions and give out in shares : distribute divide profits b. to possess, enjoy, or make use of in common divide the blame c. apportion divides her time between the office and home 3. a. to cause to be separate, distinct, or apart from one another fields divided by stone walls b. to separate into opposing sides or parties the issues that divide us c. to cause (a parliamentary body) to vote by division 4. a. to subject (a number or quantity) to the operation of finding how many times it contains another number or quantity divide 42 by 14 b. to be used as a divisor with respect to (a dividend) 4 divides 16 evenly c. to use as a divisor — used with into divide 14 into 42 intransitive verb 1. to perform mathematical division 2. a. (1) to undergo replication, multiplication, fission, or separation into parts (2) to branch out b. to become separated or disunited especially in opinion or interest Synonyms: see separate , distribute
noun DATE 1642 1. an act of dividing 2. a. a dividing ridge between drainage areas b. a point or line of division or disagreement English Etymology divide divide (v.) late 14c., from L. dividere "to force apart, cleave, distribute," from dis- "apart" + -videre "to separate," from PIE base *widh- "to separate," related to widow; and see with. Mathematical sense is from early 15c. The noun meaning "watershed, separation between river valleys" is first recorded 1807. Divider "partition or screen," especially in a room, is from 1959. Divide and rule(c.1600) translates L. divide et impera, a maxim of Machiavelli. Related: Divided; dividing. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ divide div·ide / di5vaid / verbSEPARATE 分开 1. ~ (sth) (up) (into sth) to separate or make sth separate into parts (使)分开,分散,分割,分成… SYN split up :
▪ [V] The cells began to divide rapidly. 细胞迅速分裂。 ▪ [VN] A sentence can be divided up into meaningful segments. 一个句子可以划分成有意义的各个部份。 2. [VN] ~ sth (up / out) (between / among sb) to separate sth into parts and give a share to each of a number of different people, etc. 分配；分享；分担 SYN share : (out)
Jack divided up the rest of the cash. 杰克把余下的现金分了。 We divided the work between us. 我们共同分担这项工作。 3. [VN] ~ sth (between A and B) to use different parts of your time, energy, etc. for different activities, etc. 把(时间、精力等)分别用于: He divides his energies between politics and business. 他把精力一部份用在政治上,一部份用在业务上。 4. [VN] ~ A from B (formal) to separate two people or things 使分离；使分开: Can it ever be right to divide a mother from her child? 让母子分离难道还有对的时候？ 5. [VN] ~ sth (off) | ~ A from B to be the real or imaginary line or barrier that separates two people or things 是…的分界线；分隔；把…隔开 SYN separate : (off)
A fence divides off the western side of the grounds. 篱笆把庭院的西面隔开。 6. [V] (of a road 道路) to separate into two parts that lead in different directions 分岔: Where the path divides, keep right. 来到岔口就靠右。 CAUSE DISAGREEMENT 引起分歧 7. [VN] to make two or more people disagree 使产生分歧；使意见不一 SYN split :
The issue has divided the government. 这个问题在政府中引起了意见分歧。 MATHEMATICS 数学 8. ~ (sth) by sth to find out how many times one number is contained in another 除以: ▪ [VN] 30 divided by 6 is 5 (30 ÷ 6 = 5). 30 除以 6 等于 5。 ▪ [also V] 9. ~ (sth) into sth to be able to be multiplied to give another number 除: ▪ [V] 5 divides into 30 6 times. 5 除 30 等于 6。 ▪ [also VN] IDIOMS ▪ di7vide and 'rule to keep control over people by making them disagree with and fight each other, therefore not giving them the chance to unite and oppose you together 分而治之: a policy of divide and rule 分而治之的政策 noun[usually sing.] DIFFERENCE 不同 1. ~ (between A and B) a difference between two groups of people that separates them from each other 不同；差异；分歧: the North / South divide 南北分歧 the divide between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland 北爱尔兰的天主教徒和新教徒之间的分歧 BETWEEN RIVERS 河流之间 2. (especially NAmE) a line of high land that separates two systems of rivers 分水岭；分水线 SYN watershed
⇨ more at bridge v. WORD FAMILY divide n. v.
division n.
divisive adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English divide noun ADJ. great, sharp | growing | north-south, etc. | class, cultural, ideological, religious, sectarian | party VERB + DIVIDE close DIVIDE + VERB widen | narrow | open (up) PREP. ~ between the sharp divide between rich and poor regions | ~ in The leader's speech aimed to close the embarrassing divide in party ranks. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: SEPARATE 1, break up, dichotomize, disjoin, disjoint, dissect, divorce, part, sever, sunder Related Words: carve, chop, cut Antonyms: unite 2 Synonyms: DISTRIBUTE 1, deal, disburse, dispense, disperse, ||divvy, dole (out), lot (out), measure (out), partition 3 Synonyms: APPORTION 2, ||divvy, parcel, portion, prorate, quota, ration, share, ||shift Related Words: allocate, allot, assign 4 Synonyms: DIFFER 2, disaccord, disagree, discord, dissent, vary Related Words: part, separate Contrasted Words: combine, concur, conjoin, cooperate Antonyms: unite Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: continental divide , or cross the great divide , or great divide di·vide I. \də̇ˈvīd\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English dividen, from Latin dividere, from di- (from dis- apart) + -videre to separate — more at dis- , widow transitive verb 1. a. : to separate into two or more parts, areas, groups : split up < divide the city into wards > b. (1) : to separate into classes, categories, or divisions : classify < divide the field of history into epochs > (2) logic : to separate (classes or class terms) by abstraction or by restriction of denotation : distinguish c. : to pass through : cleave in passage < the swift ship dividing the waves > 2. a. : to separate into parts or portions and give out in shares : distribute < divide the profits among the several owners of the business > — sometimes used with up < they divided up the remaining food > b. : to possess, enjoy, or make use of in common : share in < divide the blame with his companion > c. : to separate into parts or portions and assign to or set apart for various dispositions, concerns, or activities < divide his time between the office and the golf course > 3. a. : to cause to be separate, distinct, or apart from one another < deep gulf which … divides the living from the dead — W.R.Inge > : keep apart by or as if by a partition < stone walls divide the fields > b. : to separate into opposing sides or parties : disunite in opinion or interest : set at variance : cause to disagree < no controversy had ever so divided the country > < students were divided on the issue > c. Britain : to call (a parliamentary body) to a vote on a question or issue 4. a. : to mark divisions on : graduate < divide a sextant > b. (1) : to subject to mathematical division (2) : to locate one or more points on (a line or its extension) c. obsolete : to play or sing in a florid style : perform divisions upon (as a melody) intransitive verb 1. archaic : to make distinctions (as in logic) < divide with reason between self-love and society — Francis Bacon > 2. : to perform mathematical division 3. a. (1) : to become separated into parts < each of the four chromosomes divides longitudinally — J.B.Grace > (2) : to branch out : fork , diverge < the railway divides here into two lines > (3) : to become separate from another part < Collier county … divided from Lee county in 1923 — American Guide Series: Florida > b. : to become separated (as in opinion or interest) < on these issues the court divided > : become disunited < the party divided into warring factions > c. : to vote by separating into two groups with those in favor in one group and those opposed in another < the House again divided, and the bill was passed by 11 votes > 4. a. archaic : to have a share : partake < you shall in all divide with us — Shakespeare > b. : to give out something in portions or shares < having plenty, he divides with others > Synonyms: see distribute , separate II. noun (-s) 1. : a division or distribution especially of spoils or assets 2. a. : a dividing ridge or section of high ground between two basins or areas of drainage : watershed b. : a point or line of division (as between differing situations or sets of circumstances) < a period marking the divide between two eras of American history > III. transitive verb 1. : to be used as a divisor with respect to (a dividend) < 4 divides 16 evenly > 2. : to use as a divisor — used with into < divide 14 into 42 > IV. noun : an instance of division performed by a computer ; also : the means for performing division |
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