KJV Dictionary Definition: dividable

dividable

DIVIDABLE, a. See Divide.

1. That may be divided.

2. Separate; parted. Not used nor proper.

divide

DIVIDE, v.t. L., to part. See the latter words.

1. To part or separate an entire thing; to part a thing into two or more pieces.

Divide the living child in two. 1 Kings 3.

2. To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition or by an imaginary line or limit. A wall divides two houses. The equator divides the earth into two hemispheres.

Let the firmament divide the waters from the waters. Genesis 1.

3. To make partition of, among a number.

Ye shall divide the land by lot. Numbers 33.

4. To open; to cleave.

Thou dist divide the sea. Nehemiah 9.

5. To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant.

There shall be five in one house divided, three against two--Luke 12.

6. To distribute; to separate and bestow in parts or shares.

And he divided to them his living. Luke 15.

7. To make dividends; to apportion the interest or profits of stock among proprietors; as, the bank divides six per cent.

8. To separate into two parts, for ascertaining opinions for and against a measure; as, to divide a legislative house, in voting.

DIVIDE, v.i.

1. To part; to open; to cleave.

2. To break friendship; as, brothers divide.

3. To vote by the division of a legislative house into two parts.

The emperors sat, voted and divided with their equals.

divided

DIVIDED, pp. Parted; disunited; distributed.

divider

DIVIDER, n.

1. He or that which divides; that which separates into parts.

2. A distributor; one who deals out to each his share.

Who made me a judge or divider over you. Luke 12.

3. He or that which disunites.

4. A kind of compasses.

dividing

DIVIDING, ppr.

1. Parting; separating; distributing; disuniting; apportioning to each his share.

2. a. That indicates separation or difference; as a dividing line.

DIVIDING, n. Separation.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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