divided
[ dih-vahy-did ]
/ dɪˈvaɪ dɪd /
adjective
separated; separate.
shared; apportioned.
(of a leaf) cut into distinct portions by incisions extending to the midrib or base.
OTHER WORDS FROM divided
Words nearby divided
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dividendus
Definition for divided (2 of 2)
divide
[ dih-vahyd ]
/ dɪˈvaɪd /
verb (used with object), di·vid·ed, di·vid·ing.
verb (used without object), di·vid·ed, di·vid·ing.
noun
Origin of divide
1325–75; Middle English (< Anglo-French
divider) < Latin
dīvidere to separate, divide
SYNONYMS FOR divide
1 See
separate.
2 sever, shear.
3 partition, portion.
5 alienate, estrange.
6 sort, arrange, distribute.
OTHER WORDS FROM divide
mis·di·vide, verb, mis·di·vid·ed, mis·di·vid·ing. pre·di·vide, verb (used with object), pre·di·vid·ed, pre·di·vid·ing. re·di·vide, verb, re·di·vid·ed, re·di·vid·ing. un·di·vid·ing, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for divided
British Dictionary definitions for divided (1 of 2)
Derived forms of divided
dividedly, adverb dividedness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for divided (2 of 2)
divide
/ (dɪˈvaɪd) /
verb
noun
mainly US and Canadian
an area of relatively high ground separating drainage basins; watershed
See also continental divide
a division; split
Derived forms of divide
dividable, adjectiveWord Origin for divide
C14: from Latin
dīvidere to force apart, from
di- ² +
vid- separate, from the source of
viduus bereaved,
vidua
widow
Medical definitions for divided
divide
[ dĭ-vīd′ ]
v.
To separate or become separated into parts, sections, groups, or branches.
To sector into units of measurement; graduate.
To separate and group according to kind; classify.
To branch out, as a blood vessel.
To undergo cell division.
Scientific definitions for divided
divide
[ dĭ-vīd′ ]
To subject (a number) to the process of division.
To be a divisor of.
To use (a number) as a divisor.
To perform the operation of division.
To undergo cell division.