divide

n : a line that divides two adjacent river systems [syn: {watershed},

{water parting}]

v 1: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three

equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire

after World War I" [syn: {split}, {split up}, {separate},

{dissever}, {carve up}] [ant: {unite}]

2: perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" [syn: {fraction}]

[ant: {multiply}]

3: act as a barrier between; stand between: "The mountain range

divides the two countries" [syn: {separate}]

4: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

[syn: {separate}, {part}]

5: make a division or separation [syn: {separate}]

6: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting

children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: {separate}, {disunite},

{part}]