DIVIDE

(noun) a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
synonyms : water parting , watershed
(noun) a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
(verb) perform a division
"Can you divide 49 by seven?"
synonyms : fraction
(verb) force, take, or pull apart
"He separated the fighting children", "Moses parted the Red Sea"
synonyms : disunite , part , separate
(verb) come apart
"The two pieces that we had glued separated"
synonyms : part , separate
(verb) make a division or separation
synonyms : separate
(verb) separate into parts or portions
"divide the cake into three equal parts", "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
synonyms : carve up , dissever , separate , split , split up
(verb) act as a barrier between; stand between
"The mountain range divides the two countries"
synonyms : separate

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