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verb separate into parts ADV. broadly, roughly This report is divided broadly into two parts. | exactly | clearly | conveniently, neatly Railway enthusiasts divide neatly into two groups. | evenly | up The country is divided up into nine regions. PREP. into The children divided into three teams. PHRASES divide in two the point where the river divides in two share ADV. equally | up PREP. among/amongst The money was divided equally among his sons. | between They divided their time between London and their country cottage. cause disagreement ADV. bitterly, deeply, hopelessly, seriously, sharply This issue has bitterly divided the community. | evenly PHRASES be divided about/on/over sth Cabinet ministers were deeply divided on the issue., noun ADJ. great, sharp | growing | north-south, etc. | class, cultural, ideological, religious, sectarian | party VERB + DIVIDE close DIVIDE + VERB widen | narrow | open (up) PREP. ~ between the sharp divide between rich and poor regions | ~ in The leader's speech aimed to close the embarrassing divide in party ranks.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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Phrase(s): divide something (off) (from something or animals)
1. to separate something from something else. • Let’s divide the chickens off from the ducks and put the chickens in the shed. • We divided off the chickens from the ducks. 2. to separate something from something else, using a partition. • We divided the sleeping area off from the rest of the room. • A curtain was used to divide off a sleeping area., Phrase(s): divide something (up) (between someone or something) [and] divide something (up) (among someone or something)
to give something out in shares to people or groups. (More informal with up. Between with two; among with more.) • Please divide this up between the visitors. • Cut the birthday cake and divide it up among all the party guests. • Please divide up this pie between the children.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs