divide and conquer
In order to rule securely, do not allow alliances between your enemies.
verb
To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns
Divide the living child in two.
To share (something) by dividing it.
How shall we divide this pie?
true justice unto people to divide
To cause (a group of people) to disagree.
Words divide us, Wiktionary unites us.
For nearly two years, the pandemic has been dividing families over issues like social distancing, mask-wearing, and vaccines. Now that the holiday season is here and families are gathering, many issues that have been simmering are reaching a boiling point.
To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2.
To be a divisor of.
3 divides 6.
noun
A thing that divides.
Stay on your side of the divide, please.
An act of dividing.
The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property.
The extended instruction set may double the speed again if a lot of multiplies and divides are done.
A distancing between two people or things.
There is a great divide between us.
Republicans and Democrats interpret individualism differently, and those divides are more pronounced than ever in our deeply polarized political climate.
A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
If you're heading to the coast, you'll have to cross the divide first.
The team crossed streams and jumped across deep, narrow divides in the glacier.
The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.