dividing Definition

divide
verb divided, dividing

tr & intr
1. To split up or separate into parts.

Thesaurus: disconnect, detach, part, break, separate, cut, disengage, sever, disjoin; Antonym: unite, combine, connect.
2. To share.

Thesaurus: distribute, dole, apportion, allot, share, parcel out, allocate.
Form: divide something up (also)
3a. math.
To determine how many times one number is contained in (another);
intr
3b. math.
Said of a number: to be a number of times greater or smaller than another.
Example: 3 divides into 9
4. To bring about a disagreement among (people); to set (people) at odds.
5. To serve as a boundary between something.
intr
6. Said of an assembly, Parliament, etc: to form into groups voting for and against a motion.

noun

1. A disagreement; a gap or split.
(especially US)
2. A ridge of high land between two rivers.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin dividere to force apart.