DIVIDE, L., to part. See the latter words.

1. To part or separate an entire thing to part a thing into two or more pieces.

Divide the living child in two. 1 Kings 3 .

2. To cause to be separate to keep apart by a partition or by an imaginary line or limit. A wall divides two houses. The equator divides the earth into two hemispheres.

Let the firmament divide the waters from the waters. Genesis 1 .

3. To make partition of, among a number.

Ye shall divide the land by lot. Numbers 33 .

4. To open to cleave.

Thou dist divide the sea. Nehemiah 9 .

5. To disunite in opinion or interest to make discordant.

There shall be five in one house divided, three against two--Luke 12 .

6. To distribute to separate and bestow in parts or shares.

And he divided to them his living. Luke 15 .

7. To make dividends to apportion the interest or profits of stock among proprietors as, the bank divides six per cent.
8. To separate into two parts, for ascertaining opinions for and against a measure as, to divide a legislative house, in voting.

DIVIDE,

1. To part to open to cleave.
2. To break friendship as, brothers divide.
3. To vote by the division of a legislative house into two parts.

The emperors sat, voted and divided with their equals.