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divide

verb
  1. To make a division into parts, sections, or branches: break up, dissever, part, partition, section, segment, separate. See assemble, part
  2. To separate into branches or branchlike parts: bifurcate, branch (out), diverge, fork, ramify, subdivide. See part
  3. To become or cause to become apart one from another: break, detach, disjoin, disjoint, disunite, divorce, part, separate, split (up). Idioms: part company, set at odds. See assemble
  4. To give out in portions or shares: deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out, parcel out, portion (out), ration (out), share. Slang: divvy. See collect

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