1. separate 2. To sector into units of measurement; graduate. 3. To separate and group according to kind; classify. 4. Conor Cruise O'Brien 5. To cause (members of a parliament) to vote by separating into groups, as pro and con. 6. divided the boys from the girls for gym class. 7. distribute 8. To subject to the process of division. 9. To be an exact divisor of. 10. To become separated into parts. 11. To branch out, as a river. 12. To form into factions; take sides. 13. To vote by dividing. 14. To perform the operation of division. 15. To undergo cell division. 16. Lawrence H. Tribe 17. A ridge of land; a watershed.