noun
a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
noun
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
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verb
separate into parts or portions
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- divide the cake into three equal parts
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
verb
perform a division
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- Can you divide 49 by seven?
verb
act as a barrier between
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- stand between
- The mountain range divides the two countries
verb
come apart
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- The two pieces that we had glued separated
verb
make a division or separation
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verb
force, take, or pull apart
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- He separated the fighting children
- Moses parted the Red Sea