divide
/də-ˈvīd/
verb
to separate into two or more parts, areas, or groups
to separate into classes, categories, or divisions
cleave, part
divide the city into wards
divide history into epochs
separate part divide sever sunder divorce mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjointed. separate may imply any of several causes such as dispersion, removal of one from others, or presence of an intervening thing. part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association.
noun
an act of dividing
a dividing ridge between drainage areas
a point or line of division or disagreement
Latin phrase
divide and rule : split the opposition so that it ceases to threaten your own power