Synonyms for divide

verb

1. To separate by parting

   separate, part, cut up, partition, split up, sever, sunder, split, cut, fence off, disunite, disconnect, disjoin, detach, disengage, dissolve, rupture, break, dissever, dismember, unravel, carve, cleave, section, subdivide, intersect, cross, bisect, fork, branch, diverge, divaricate, rend, tear, segment, halve, quarter, dislocate, break down, demarcate, graduate, divorce, dissociate, alienate, estrange, insulate, isolate, loose, unchain, undo, unbind, count off, pull away, disentangle, chop, hew, slash, carve, splinter, split off, cut off, pull to pieces, tear apart, break apart, segregate, classify, sort, arrange, distribute, tear limb from limb*; see also break 1, cut 1, separate 2.

   Antonyms unite*, combine, connect.

2. To distribute

   share, deal, dole, apportion; see distribute 1. See syn. study at distribute, separate.