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1
to set or force apart
- volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles
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2
to go or move in different directions from a central point
- the group divided based on those who wanted to go swimming and those who didn't
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divide
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of divide (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in debate, argument
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- falling-out,
- fight,
- hassle,
- jar,
- miff,
- mix-up,
- quarrel,
- row,
- run-in,
- scrap,
- spat,
- squabble,
- tiff,
- wrangle
- conflict,
- disaccord,
- discord,
- discordance,
- discordancy,
- disharmony,
- dissension
- (also dissention),
- dissent,
- dissidence,
- dissonance,
- disunion,
- disunity,
- division,
- friction,
- infighting,
- inharmony,
- schism,
- strife,
- variance,
- war,
- warfare
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2
as in rise, peak
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The first known use of divide was in the 14th century
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