the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (intransitive)] > divide and share > and each take a portion (3)
transitive. With plural subject. Of a group of people: to divide and apportion (something) amongst themselves. Also intransitive. Obsolete.
To divide or apportion to, or between, two or more persons.
slang. To divide or share (spoils, profits, etc.); to receive (a share). Also intransitive. Cf. cut, n.2 24d.