the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > action of dividing or divided condition > divide [verb (transitive)] > divide a country or empire (3)
figurative. To divide into parts or sections, so as to destroy integrity; to cut up, cut to pieces, mangle, mutilate.
transitive. To divide or sort into separate parts or portions; to divide and share out, among, or between; to distribute, share out, allocate…