Divide (verb)

1. Separate into parts or sections.
2. Separate (something) into two or more parts.
3. Share out or distribute (something) among a number of people.
4. Part or separate (something) into smaller units.
5. Split or separate (a whole) into its constituent parts or elements.

Origin:

Late middle english: from latin dividere, from dis- (expressing reversal) + dividere "to divide".

Examples:

1. Divide the cake into equal pieces.
2. The country was divided into two parts.
3. Divide the money among the children.
4. The company divided the profits between the employees.
5. The task was to divide the large group into smaller teams.