separate
1 ~ (sth) (up) (into sth) to separate or make sth separate into parts:
[V] The cells began to divide rapidly. * [VN] A sentence can be divided up into meaningful segments.
2 [VN] ~ sth (up / out) (between / among sb) to separate sth into parts and give a share to each of a number of different people, etc:
Jack divided up the rest of the cash. * We divided the work between us.
3 [VN] ~ sth (between A and B) to use different parts of your time, energy, etc. for different activities, etc:
He divides his energies between politics and business.
4 [VN] ~ A from B (formal) to separate two people or things:
Can it ever be right to divide a mother from her child?
5 [VN] ~ sth (off)
