I . v. a.
1.
Sever, sunder, part, separate, cleave, disunite.
2.
Keep apart, put a barrier between.
3.
Make hostile, make discordant, set at variance, disunite, alienate, estrange.
4.
Distribute, allot, apportion, assign, share, mete, dispense, dole, deal out, parcel out, portion out.
II . v. n.
Part, separate, cleave, open, diverge, go asunder, divaricate, fork, be ~d, be separated.