| Main Entry: | halve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut in half |
Synonyms: |
bisect, divide equally, reduce by fifty percent, share equally, split in two |
| Notes: | half is one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; halve means to divide by two |
Antonyms: |
combine |
| Main Entry: | bisect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide in two |
Synonyms: |
bifurcate, branch off, cleave, cross, cut across, cut in half, cut in two, dichotomize, dimidiate, divaricate, divide in two, fork, furcate, halve, hemisect, intersect, separate, split, split down the middle |
Antonyms: |
combine, join |
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | separate, disconnect |
Synonyms: |
abscind, bisect, branch, break, break down, carve, chop, cleave, cross, cut, cut up, demarcate, detach, dichotomize, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dislocate, dismember, dissect, dissever, dissociate, dissolve, disunite, divorce, halve, intersect, isolate, loose, part, partition, pull away, quarter, rend, rupture, section, segment, segregate, sever, shear, split, subdivide, sunder, tear, unbind, undo |
Antonyms: |
append, attach, collect, combine, connect, couple, gather, join, link, unite |
| Main Entry: | split |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide into parts |
Synonyms: |
allocate, allot, apportion, carve up, distribute, divide, divvy, divvy up, dole, go even-steven, go fifty-fifty, halve, mete out, parcel out, partition, share, slice, slice the pie, slice up |
Antonyms: |
combine, join |