Hypernyms for "divide"
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Balkanise
Balkanize
break
break away
break off
break up
bust
calve
canton
chip
chip off
close off
come away
come off
compartmentalise
compartmentalize
continental divide
cut
cut up
detach
disarticulate
discerp
disconnect
disjoin
disjoint
dismember
dispel
disperse
dissipate
format
gerrymander
gin
halve
initialise
initialize
isolate
joint
keep apart
lot
paragraph
parcel
partition
partition off
polarise
polarize
quarter
rail
rail off
reduce
rupture
scatter
section
sectionalise
sectionalize
segment
segregate
sequester
sequestrate
set apart
sever
shut off
sliver
snap
splinter
subdivide
take apart
tear
triangulate
unitise
unitize
zone
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.