Definition
a divide (between two generations): a split, a gap, a separation, an alienation (between two generations)
to divide (a cake) into (slices): to split, to cut, to separate (a cake) into (slices)
to divide (public opinion): to split, to separate, to break up, to part (public opinion)
- "Bruno : I will now divide you into two teams. Each team will have a diabolically difficult task."
- "I know opinion is divided on the subject, but I've always been a firm believer in not doing drugs before an interview."
- "let's take our money, and divide it into thirds!"
- "Your contribution is currently divided into a portfolio of American mutual funds, stocks and bonds."
- "New president of Europe Brian Alistair Jones, the winner in a hotly contested election that divided citizens over issues such as a national cheese, sits in his office with a reflective look on his face."
- "I'd like your opinion on the North versus South divide."
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