divide verb (SEPARATE)
B1 [ I or T ] to (cause to) separate into parts or groups:
At the end of the lecture, I'd like all the students to divide into small discussion groups.
› [ T ] to use different amounts of something for different purposes or activities:
› [ I ] UK If Members of Parliament divide, they vote by separating into two groups, one group who want the law that is being voted on to be accepted and one group who are against it:
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- Knead the dough well, then divide it into four pieces.
- Texas is divided into 254 counties.
- The work has been divided into smaller, more manageable sections.
- Human prehistory is divided into three successive periods: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.
- The money was divided equally between several worthy causes.
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divide verb (DISAGREE)
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.
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divide verb (CALCULATE)
divide sth by sth
divide (sth) into sth
C1 If a number divides into another number, it fits (exactly) into it when multiplied a particular number of times:
What do you get if you divide 6 into 18?
2 divides into 10 five times.
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C1 a difference or separation:
The divide between the rich and the poor in this country is continuing to grow.