divide

1 to set or force apart volunteers divided the donated groceries into several dozen piles Synonyms of divide break up, decouple, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, separate, divorce, part, ramify, resolve, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyokeWords Related to divide break down, decompose, disassemble, disintegrate, dissolve; bifurcate, bisect, cleave, dichotomize, dissect, fractionalize, fractionate, halve, partition, quarter, segment, subdivide, trisect; fragment, fragmentate, fragmentize; break, fracture, pull, rend, rift, rip, rive, rupture, tear; cut off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, sequester; detach, disengage, disentangle, unravel, untieNear Antonyms of divide assemble, associate, blend, combine, mingle, mix; connect, couple; accumulate, agglutinate, attach, bind, cement, close, fasten, fuse, knit, stick, weldAntonyms of divide join, link, unify, unite

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 Synonyms of divide branch (out), diverge, separate, fork, part, spreadWords Related to divide bestrew, break up, broadcast, clear out, disband, dispel, disperse, dissipate, distribute, scatter, sow; distance, recede, retreatNear Antonyms of divide assemble, gather, meetAntonyms of divide converge, join