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| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | separate, disconnect |
| Synonyms: | bisect, branch, break, carve, chop, cleave, cross, cut, cut up, demarcate, detach, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dislocate, dismember, dissect, dissociate, dissolve, disunite, divorce, halve, intersect, isolate, loose, part, partition, quarter, rend, rupture, section, segment, segregate, sever, shear, split, subdivide, sunder, tear, undo, abscind, break down, dichotomize, dissever, pull away, unbind |
| Antonyms: | append, attach, collect, combine, connect, couple, gather, join, link, unite |
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, apportion, articulate, cut, cut in*, cut up, deal, disburse, dish out*, dispense, disperse, divvy up*, dole out*, factor, hand out, hand over, parcel, partition, portion, prorate, quota, ration, share, shell out*, shift, slice, split up, cut one in, deal out, fork out*, go fifty-fifty, lot out, measure out, piece up, slice up |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, maintain, retain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put in order; classify |
| Synonyms: | arrange, categorize, grade, group, separate, sort |
| Antonyms: | disarrange, disorganize |
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree, alienate |
| Synonyms: | break up, come between, differ, dissent, disunite, estrange, part, separate, split, vary, cause to disagree, disaccord, pit against, set against, set at odds, sow dissension |
| Antonyms: | agree, convince, persuade |
| Main Entry: | alienate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause unfriendliness, hostility |
| Synonyms: | break off, come between, disaffect, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, part, separate, turn off, wean, make indifferent, set against, turn away, withdraw the affections of |
| Antonyms: | disarm, be friendly |
| Main Entry: | branch off/branch out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend beyond main part |
| Synonyms: | add to, develop, diverge, diversify, divide, enlarge, expand, extend, fork, grow, increase, multiply, part, proliferate, separate, ramify, spread out |
| Antonyms: | lessen, shrink |
| Main Entry: | break up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | end relationship, activity |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, disassemble, disband, dismantle, disperse, disrupt, dissolve, divide, divorce, end, halt, part, scatter, separate, sever, split, stop, sunder, suspend, terminate, put an end to, take apart |
| Antonyms: | reconcile |
| Main Entry: | carve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut carefully with sharp instrument |
| Synonyms: | block out, chip, chisel, cleave, dissect, divide, engrave, etch, fashion, form, grave, hack, hew, incise, indent, model, mold, pattern, shape, slash, slice, stipple, sunder, tool, trim, whittle, dissever, insculpt, mould, rough-hew, sculpt |
| Main Entry: | chop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cut up with tool |
| Synonyms: | cleave, clip, cube, dice, divide, fell, fragment, hack, hash, hew, lop, mangle, mince, sever, shear, slash, truncate, whack, axe, hackle |
| Main Entry: | class |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | categorize |
| Synonyms: | account, allot, appraise, assess, assign, assort, brand, classify, codify, consider, designate, divide, evaluate, gauge, grade, group, hold, identify, judge, mark, part, pigeonhole*, rank, rate, reckon, regard, score, separate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | classify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | categorize |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, alphabetize, analyze, arrange, assort, brand, break down, button down, catalogue, class, codify, collocate, coordinate, correlate, dispose, distinguish, distribute, divide, docket, embody, file, grade, group, incorporate, index, label, match, name, number, order, organize, peg*, pigeonhole*, put away, put down as, put down for, range, rank, rank out, rate, regiment, segregate, size, size up, sort, systematize, tab, tabulate, tag, take one's measure, ticket, type, typecast |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cleavage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gap |
| Synonyms: | break, chasm, cleft, divide, division, fracture, hole, rift, schism, separation, split, valley, discontinuity, severance |
| Main Entry: | come between |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alienate |
| Synonyms: | divide, estrange, interfere, interpose, interrupt, intervene, meddle, part, separate, put at odds |
| Antonyms: | join, unite, bring together |
| Main Entry: | detach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disconnect, cut off |
| Synonyms: | abstract, disassemble, disassociate, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dismount, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, free, isolate, loose, loosen, part, remove, segregate, separate, sever, sunder, unfasten, unhitch, withdraw, disaffiliate, take apart, tear off, uncouple, unfix |
| Antonyms: | attach, combine, connect, couple, link, merge, unite |
| Main Entry: | disaffect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lose affection for, estrange |
| Synonyms: | agitate, alienate, antagonize, discompose, disquiet, disturb, disunite, divide, repel, upset, wean, disunify |
| Antonyms: | content, please, make happy |
| Main Entry: | disburse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spend money |
| Synonyms: | acquit, come across, come through, come up with, contribute, deal, defray, dispense, disperse, distribute, divide, dole out*, expend, foot the bill*, give, lay out*, outlay, partition, put out, shell out*, use, ante up, cough up, divvy, measure out, pay out, pony up |
| Notes: | to disburse means 'to pay out or expend'; to disperse is 'to scatter something' |
| Antonyms: | deposit, hoard, hold, retain, save, set aside |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disconnect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take apart; uncouple |
| Synonyms: | abstract, cut off, detach, disassociate, disengage, disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divide, part, separate, sever, sideline, break it off, break it up, dissever, drop it, unfix |
| Antonyms: | attach, connect, couple, hitch, hook, join, link, plug |
| Main Entry: | disengage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | free from connection |
| Synonyms: | abstract, back off, back out, cut loose, cut out, detach, disassociate, disconnect, disentangle, disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divide, drop out, ease, extricate, liberate, loose, loosen, opt out, release, separate, undo, unfasten, untie, withdraw, pull the plug, set free, unbind, uncouple, unfix, unloose, weasel out |
| Antonyms: | attach, bind, connect, engage, fasten, join, unite |
| Main Entry: | disintegrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall apart; reduce to pieces |
| Synonyms: | atomize, break up, crumble, decay, decline, decompose, degenerate, descend, detach, disband, disconnect, dismantle, disorganize, disperse, disunite, divide, molder, pulverize, putrefy, rot, separate, sever, shatter, sink, splinter, spoil, taint, turn, wither, worsen, break apart, break down, come apart, deliquesce, dilapidate, disimprove, fade away, fall to pieces, take apart, turn to dust, wash away, wash out |
| Antonyms: | combine, meld, unite |
| Main Entry: | dislocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | displace |
| Synonyms: | break, disconnect, disengage, disjoint, disorder, disrupt, disturb, disunite, divide, jumble, misplace, mix up, move, remove, rummage, separate, shift, transfer, unhinge, upset, disarticulate, put out of joint |
| Antonyms: | order, keep together |
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