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divide
verb (DISAGREE) /dɪˈvaɪd/Definition
B2 [T often passive] to cause a group of people to disagree about something: The party is divided on/over the issue of capital punishment.Separating and dividing divide and rule › a way of keeping yourself in a position of power by causing disagreements among other people so that they are unable to oppose youControlling and being in charge
(Definition of divide verb (DISAGREE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bifurcate verb
- bisect verb
- borderline noun
- break sth up phrasal verb
- break-up noun (DIVISION)
- breakdown noun (DIVISION)
- dismember verb
- dissociate verb
- dissociate yourself from sth phrasal verb
- disunite verb
- divide verb (SEPARATE)
- divide/split (sth) down the middle idiom
- fork verb (DIVIDE)
- fracture verb
- parcel sth out phrasal verb
- polarize verb
- pull sth/sb apart phrasal verb
- quarter verb (CUT INTO FOUR)
- resolve sth into sth phrasal verb
- riven adjective
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