- calculate quotient
a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns
divide, divided, divided
- to divide and distribute
Each of the robbers took a share of the loot.
share, shared, shared
- to distribute (cards)
We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.
uncountable · deal, dealt, dealt
- to classify or separate into categories
He distributed the bread amongst his followers.
distribute, distributed, distributed
- to deliver for use
The issue of the directive from the treasury prompted the central bank's most recent issue of currency.
issue, issued, issued
- to allocate proportionally
The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.
apportion, apportioned, apportioned
- to divide into territories
Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening through parcellation and civil wars between the heirs.
uncountable · partition, partitioned, partitioned
- share out
He has split his lip.
split, split, split
- to distribute
Each candidate was allotted five minutes to make a presentation in front of the judges.
allot, alloted, alloted
- to break or separate or to break apart
sunder, sundered, sundered
- (real estate) To divide into smaller sections
subdivide, subdivided, subdivided
- to issue
Can you help me to give out the new books to the class, please?
give out, gave, given
- to divide into separate parts
Separate the articles from the headings.
separate, separated, separated
- to distribute according to a plan
Please do not eat the meringue, as it is allocated for the dinner party tomorrow.
allocate, allocated, allocated
- An act of throwing
Time to tell all the ballots cast by voters in the box.
cast, cast, cast
- To set free from restraint or danger
The hostage was delivered from her captors and thus preserved from any danger.
deliver, delivered, delivered
- A fourth part of something
We got help form every quarter.
uncountable · quarter, quartered, quartered
- (transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space
He spread his newspaper on the table.
uncountable · spread, spread, spread
- An assignee
We assign 100 to x.
assign, assigned, assigned
- (transitive) To find a solution to (a problem)
to resolve a riddle
uncountable · resolve, resolved, resolved
- (transitive) To apportion out, distribute
We administered the medicine to our dog by mixing it in his food.
administer, administered, administered
- (intransitive, literally) To cut upward
With a little practice, you can cut up a whole chicken yourself for frying.
cut up, cut, cut
- (finance) To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury
disburse, disbursed, disbursed
- (transitive) To cut free
After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.
sever, severed, severed
- The act of offloading something, or diverting it elsewhere
The driver of the car carrier offloaded the cars at the dealership.
uncountable · offload, offloaded, offloaded
- (transitive, or, stative) To measure
admeasure, admeasured, admeasured
- (idiomatic) To divide into portions or chunks; to ration
It's a large job, but if we parcel it out among several people over several weeks, it shouldn't be too difficult.
parcel out, parcel outed, parcel outed
- (informal) To divide up: to divide, particularly into separate shares for distribution
We can divvy up the last piece of cake and each have a little dessert.
divvy up, divvy uped, divvy uped
- (transitive, obsolete) To divide and share with others
If I behold what inventions men have in comparting Musical intervals...
compart, comparted, comparted
- to divide into separate parts or subdivisions
Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs.
branch, branched, branched
- to divide (money) into smaller units
If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.
break, broke, broken
- to part or divide
to shed something in two
shed, shed, shed
- to share (in); to have in common, to partake of
communicate, communicated, communicated
- to issue, distribute, or give out
to dispense justice
uncountable · dispense, dispensed, dispensed
- to distribute and put in place
I dispose of my trash in the garbage can.
dispose, disposed, disposed
- To dispense
mete, meted, meted
- to cause a group to be divided into extremes
polarize, polarized, polarized
- A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something
section, sectioned, sectioned
- to give or charge with
He assessed the situation.
assess, assessed, assessed