- divide
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ big, deep, great, sharp▪ growing▪ north-south, etc.▪ class, cultural, economic, ethnic, gender, generational, ideological, political, racial, religious, sectarian, social▪ partisan (esp. AmE), party▪ digital▪
the digital divide between people with access to technology and those without
VERB + DIVIDE▪ create▪ widen▪policies which have widened the divide between rich and poor
▪ close, narrow▪ bridge, cross, straddle▪advice on bridging cultural divides
▪It's a friendship which crosses the divide of social class.
▪a style which straddles the divide between classic and modern
▪ address▪attempts to address the racial divide in this country
DIVIDE + VERB▪ widen▪ narrow▪ open, open up▪ separate sth▪a divide separating those who have access to computers and those who don't
PREPOSITION▪ divide between▪the sharp divide between rich and poor regions
▪ divide in▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The leader's speech aimed to close the embarrassing divide in party ranks.
verb1 separate into partsADVERB▪ broadly, roughly▪This report is divided broadly into two parts.
▪ exactly▪ clearly▪ conveniently, neatly▪Vegetarians divide neatly into two groups.
▪ evenly▪ arbitrarily, randomly▪They were randomly divided into three groups.
PREPOSITION▪ into▪The children divided into three teams.
PHRASES▪ divide in two▪the point where the river divides in two
2 shareADVERB▪ equallyPREPOSITION▪ among▪The money was divided equally among his sons.
▪ between▪They divided their time between London and Boston.
3 cause disagreementADVERB▪ bitterly, deeply, seriously, sharply▪This issue has bitterly divided the community.
▪ increasingly▪ closely, evenly▪ ethnically, politically, racially▪The fragile peace has deteriorated in this ethnically divided city.
PHRASES▪ be divided about sth, be divided on sth, be divided over sth▪Board members were deeply divided on the issue.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
