what does divide mean?
DIVIDE as NOUN
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- a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
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Hypernyms(s) divide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
Hypernyms(s) divide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
DIVIDE as VERB
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- Can you divide 49 by seven?
Hypernyms(s) divide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- force, take, or pull apart
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- He separated the fighting children
- Moses parted the Red Sea
Hypernyms(s) divide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The two pieces that we had glued separated
Hypernyms(s) divide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- make a division or separation
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- separate into parts or portions
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- divide the cake into three equal parts
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
Hypernyms(s) divide is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- act as a barrier between
- stand between
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- The mountain range divides the two countries
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