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divide (verb), divides; divided; dividing
1. To separate or to split something into two or more parts or groups: Mike's father divided his property evenly among his children as stated in his will.

Sara divided the pie uniformly into ten pieces for her family.

Mrs. Thomas divided her class up into six teams to work on the class assignment.

2. To share or to give something, usually in equal amounts: Before the meal, the two friends agreed to divide the cost justly between them just as they had divided their work equally.
3. To use different amounts of something for different purposes or activities: Monroe divides his time between his apartment in the city and visiting his son in the country.
4. To cause something to be separated or away from something else: The neighbors have a tall fence that divides their properties.
5. To keep people away from each other when they have disagreements or can't get along: The nation was divided by racial conflicts.
6. To calculate how many times a number contains another number: If John divides 8 by 2, the result equals 4.
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divided (adjective), more divided, most divided
1. A reference to being in disagreement regarding opposing opinions: The abortion issue has created a deeply divided country.

2. Relating to two or more people or things instead of to just one person or something: Sometimes Audy feels as if she is only getting her mother's divided attention instead of her undivided attention.
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(Greek: number two; twice, divided, double; unalike; a number used as a prefix)
(Latin: a bug; literally, "cut into," from insectum, with a notched or divided body; literally, "that which is cut up, segmented" [as the bodies of the first invertebrates to which the term was applied or appeared to be])
(phyla rhymes or major taxonomic groups, classifying of living organisms, into which animals are divided and made up of several classes in poetic format)
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A house divided against itself cannot stand (Matthew 12:25)
"And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kindgom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand."
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