英文字典中文字典Word104.com

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Divide \Di*vide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divided}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Dividing}.] [L. dividere, divisum; di- = dis- root
signifying to part; cf. Skr. vyadh to pierce; perh. akin to
L. vidua widow, and E. widow. Cf. {Device}, {Devise}.]
1. To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts
or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.
[1913 Webster]

Divide the living child in two. --1 Kings iii.
25.
[1913 Webster]

2. To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition, or
by an imaginary line or limit; as, a wall divides two
houses; a stream divides the towns.
[1913 Webster]

Let it divide the waters from the waters. --Gen. i.
6.
[1913 Webster]

3. To make partition of among a number; to apportion, as
profits of stock among proprietors; to give in shares; to
distribute; to mete out; to share.
[1913 Webster]

True justice unto people to divide. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]

Ye shall divide the land by lot. --Num. xxxiii.
54.
[1913 Webster]

4. To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or
hostile; to set at variance.
[1913 Webster]

If a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom
can not stand. --Mark iii.
24.
[1913 Webster]

Every family became now divided within itself.
--Prescott.
[1913 Webster]

5. To separate into two parts, in order to ascertain the
votes for and against a measure; as, to divide a
legislative house upon a question.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Math.) To subject to arithmetical division.
[1913 Webster]

7. (Logic) To separate into species; -- said of a genus or
generic term.
[1913 Webster]

8. (Mech.) To mark divisions on; to graduate; as, to divide a
sextant.
[1913 Webster]

9. (Music) To play or sing in a florid style, or with
variations. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Syn: To sever; dissever; sunder; cleave; disjoin; disunite;
detach; disconnect; part; distribute; share.
[1913 Webster]


Divided \Di*vid"ed\, a.
1. Parted; disunited; distributed.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) Cut into distinct parts, by incisions which reach
the midrib; -- said of a leaf.
[1913 Webster]