9. (Music) To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations. [Obs.] Spenser.
Syn. -- To sever; dissever; sunder; cleave; disjoin; disunite; detach; disconnect; part; distribute; share.
Di*vide", v. i. 1. To be separated; to part; to open; to go asunder. Milton.
The Indo-Germanic family divides into three groups.
J. Peile.