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Added 4 October 2026

divide

/dɪˈvaɪd/ verb

In Latin: dīvidō Wiktionary

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To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns
To separate into two or more parts.
To share (something) by dividing it.
How shall we divide this pie?

noun

A thing that divides.
Stay on your side of the divide, please.
An act of dividing.
The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property.
A distancing between two people or things.
There is a great divide between us.

Origin

From Middle English dividen, from Latin dīvidere (“to divide”). Displaced native Old English tōdǣlan related to English deal which formerly meant a “portion” or “part” of something.

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