dividō

From dis- (“two, twice, double”) +‎ *vidō (“to separate”), from Proto-Italic *wiðō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- (“to divide”) (whence vidua).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.u̯i.doː/, [ˈd̪iːu̯ɪd̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.vi.do/, [ˈd̪iːvid̪o]

Verb

dīvidō (present infinitive dīvidere, perfect active dīvīsī, supine dīvīsum); third conjugation

1. to divide, separate [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: sēgregō, sēparō, sēcernō, findō, dirimō, secō, distinguō, exclūdō, intersaepiō, dīvertō, discrībō

   Antonyms: illigō, colligō, ligō, nectō, cōnectō

   dīvide et imperā ― divide and conquer.

2. to distribute, apportion [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: dispēnsō, partiō, distribuō, tribuō, assignō, cōnsociō, participō, discrībō, compartior

3. to distinguish as separate