[dɪˈvʌɪd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- separate or be separated into parts
(e.g: consumer magazines can be divided into a number of categories)

- disagree or cause to disagree
(e.g: the question had divided Frenchmen since the Revolution)

- find how many times (a number) contains another
(e.g: 36 divided by 2 equals 18)


Phrases:
- divide and rule
- divided against itself

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Latin dividere ‘force apart, remove’. The noun dates from the mid 17th century

[dɪˈvʌɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension
(e.g: there was still a profound cultural divide between the parties)


Phrases:
- divide and rule
- divided against itself

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Latin dividere ‘force apart, remove’. The noun dates from the mid 17th century