verb

 

separate to separate into parts or groups, or to make something separate into parts or groups

We divided up into teams of six.

 

place to separate a place into two areas

An ancient wall divides the city.

 

numbers to calculate how many times a number can go into another number

12 divided by 6 equals 2.

 

disagree to cause people to disagree about something

Council members were divided over plans to build a new stadium.