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1. divide - noun

· a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)

Hypernym(s): disagreement, dissension, dissonance




2. divide - noun

· a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

Synonym(s): watershed, water_parting

Hypernym(s): line




3. divide - verb

· separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

Synonym(s): split, split_up, separate, dissever, carve_up

Hypernym(s): change_integrity

Antonym(s): unite




4. divide - verb

· perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"

Synonym(s): fraction

Hypernym(s): calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work_out, reckon, figure

Antonym(s): multiply




5. divide - verb

· act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries"

Synonym(s): separate




6. divide - verb

· come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

Synonym(s): separate, part

Hypernym(s): change




7. divide - verb

· make a division or separation

Synonym(s): separate




8. divide - verb

· force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

Synonym(s): separate, disunite, part

Hypernym(s): move, displace





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