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divide - a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) |
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dissension,
disagreement,
dissonance the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
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divide - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" |
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split,
separate,
dissever |
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unify,
unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
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change integrity change in physical make-up
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subdivide divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"
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initialise,
initialize,
format assign an initial value to a computer program
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sectionalise,
sectionalize divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country"
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triangulate survey by triangulation; "The land surveyor worked by triangulating the plot"
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unitise,
unitize separate or classify into units; "The hospital was unitized for efficiency"
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lot divide into lots, as of land, for example
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parcel make into a wrapped container
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sliver,
splinter form into slivers; "sliver wood"
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paragraph write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
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canton divide into cantons, of a country
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balkanise,
balkanize divide a territory into small, hostile states
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divide - perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" |
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fraction |
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multiply combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"
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compute,
cipher,
cypher,
figure,
calculate,
reckon,
work out understand; "He didn't figure her"
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arithmetic the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
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halve divide by two; divide into halves; "Halve the cake"
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quarter divide by four; divide into quarters
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