verbs
separate into parts or portions
"divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
perform a division
"Can you divide 49 by seven?"
act as a barrier between; stand between
"The mountain range divides the two countries"
come apart
"The two pieces that we had glued separated"
make a division or separation
force, take, or pull apart
"He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"