Divide
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Divide
Verb
- To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
"a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"
- To share (something) by dividing it.
"How shall we divide this pie?"
- To cause (a group of people) to disagree.
"Words divide us, Wiktionary unites us."
- To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
"If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2."
- To be a divisor of.
"3 divides 6."
Noun
- A thing that divides.
"Stay on your side of the divide, please."
- An act of dividing.
"The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property."
- A distancing between two people or things.
"There is a great divide between us."
- A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
"If you're heading to the coast, you'll have to cross the divide first."
- The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.