v.
- separate or be separated into parts.
▸
(usu. divide something between)
separate into portions and share out.
▸form a boundary between.
- disagree or cause to disagree.
- Mathematics find how many times (a number) contains another:
36 divided by 2 equals 18.
▸(of a number) be susceptible of division without a remainder.
n.
- an instance of dividing or being divided.
- chiefly US a ridge or line of high ground forming the division between two valleys or river systems.
Phrase
- divide and rule
(or conquer)
maintain control over subordinates or opponents by encouraging dissent between them so that they do not unite in opposition.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from L. divis-, dividere ‘force apart, remove’.