dividing

From the verb divide: (⇒ conjugate)
dividing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

di•vide v., -vid•ed, -vid•ing, n.
v.

to (cause to) become separated into parts: [~ + object]I divided the class and took one section to the library and left the other to write an essay.[~ + object + into + object]I divided the class into groups and took one to the library.[no object]The group divided and headed off in different directions.[~ + into + object]The audience divided into groups.
to deal out in parts;
distribute in shares:[~ + (up +) object + among/between + object]We divided (up) the pie among the five of us.
to separate and classify, arrange, or put in order:[~ + object]She divided the pencils by color.
to separate in opinion or feeling;
cause to disagree:[~ + object]The issue divided the senators.
Mathematicsto separate (a number) into equal parts by division:
- [~ + number + into + number] to discover how many times one number is contained evenly in the second:Divide 5 into 50; you'll get 10.
- [~ + number + by + number] to discover how many times the first number contains the second number evenly:Divide 50 by 5; you'll get 10.
Weights and Measures to mark a uniform scale on (a ruler, etc.):[~ + object]The ruler is divided into centimeters.

a division:a divide in the road.
Geologythe line or zone of higher ground between two adjacent streams or drainage areas:At the continental divide, rivers flow east and west.

di•vid•a•ble, adj.

di•vide v., -vid•ed, -vid•ing, n.
v.t.

to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
to separate or part from something else;
sunder;
cut off.
to deal out in parts;
distribute in shares;
apportion.
to cleave;
part.
to separate in opinion or feeling;
cause to disagree:The issue divided the senators.
to distinguish the kinds of;
classify.
Mathematics
- to separate into equal parts by the process of mathematical division;
  apply the mathematical process of division to:Eight divided by four is two.
- to be a divisor of, without a remainder.
Weights and Measuresto mark a uniform scale on (a ruler, thermometer, etc.).
Government[Brit. Govt.]to separate (a legislature, assembly, etc.) into two groups in ascertaining the vote on a question.

v.i.

to become divided or separated.
to share something with others.
to diverge;
branch;
fork:The road divides six miles from here.
Mathematicsto perform the mathematical process of division:He could add and subtract but hadn't learned to divide.
Government[Brit. Govt.]to vote by separating into two groups.

a division:a divide in the road.
Geography[Physical Geog.]the line or zone of higher ground between two adjacent streams or drainage basins.
[Archaic.]the act of dividing.

separate.

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divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ vb

to separate or be separated into parts or groups; split up; part
to share or be shared out in parts; distribute
to diverge or cause to diverge in opinion or aim
(transitive) to keep apart or be a boundary between
(intransitive) (in Parliament and similar legislatures) to vote by separating into two groups
to categorize; classify
to calculate the quotient of (one number or quantity) and (another number or quantity) by division
(intransitive) to diverge: the roads divide
(transitive) to mark increments of (length, angle, etc) as by use of an engraving machine

chiefly US Canadian an area of relatively high ground separating drainage basins; watershed
a division; split

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin dīvidere to force apart, from di-² + vid- separate, from the source of viduus bereaved, vidua widow

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