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, adjectiveWords nearby divide
divestiture,
divi,
divi-divi,
divid.,
dividable,
divide,
divide and conquer,
divided,
divided highway,
dividend,
dividend cover
British Dictionary definitions for redivide
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 redivide
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 redivide
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.