HALVE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

halve

verb

Definition of halve

as in to quarter

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Recent Examples of halve Eight minutes into the second half, Wilson appeared to halve the deficit after finishing a counterattack — only for the goal to be ruled offside after a video review. — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 The developers were able to almost halve the number of Toffoli gates required. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026 Merz arrived in office in May last year promising to halve the AfD’s vote share –– so far the opposite has been true. — Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 To chop an onion, peel the skin, slice off the top, halve it through the root, and make lengthwise and crosswise cuts. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for halve

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One of the animals had been fully skinned while the other had been quartered.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Which amendment prohibits quartering of troops in homes during peacetime?

— Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of quarter

Verb

The interface splits each 2-core fiber into two single-core fibers inside the repeater for efficient amplification, then merges them back into 2-core fibers.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Wanda, a donkey, and Max, a horse, split their time between a farm upstate and a stable in the Bronx.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of split

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In the case of Yemen, the ground fighters inside the country who are taking on the Houthis are deeply divided and fought each other as recently as January.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Forty years ago, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met at Höfði House, representing rival nuclear superpowers divided by decades of distrust.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of divide

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The building’s three lower floors, including a ground-floor shop, caved in before dawn in the district of Maltepe, on the Asian side of Istanbul, a city that is bisected by the Bosporus Strait.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
That has severely disrupted daily life in Ukraine’s largest city, which, like much of the country, is bisected by the broad Dnipro River.

— Constant Méheut, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of bisect

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How to travel with a lot of makeup Kasey Spickard, a celebrity makeup artist based in New York City, says his biggest tip is to subdivide when traveling with a lot of makeup.

— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2026
The developers plan to subdivide the land into 25 lots for 20 market rate homes and five homes to be reserved as affordable for lower-income residents.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 July 2026

Definition of subdivide

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This is a great opportunity to segment and target donor audiences, particularly those making gifts close to or under $1,000.

— Dale Bannon, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
An Audience Simulation Agent can segment audiences and simulate how individual groups could react to a message before its release.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of segment

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An idea is floating around to bifurcate parking meter prices, adding a surcharge of 25 to 50 cents an hour for non-Chicagoans who park in the city, according to Ald.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
The screen is sometimes bifurcated between Carter’s livestream, which itself gets clogged with fan comments and emojis, and people watching it in Japan.

— William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bifurcate

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After Jones shined during his first start, the Gators’ quarterback decision will be scrutinized and dissected, fueling two weeks of endless conjecture leading up to the Georgia game.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
There is something fitting about seeing Deakins, whose work is so often studied and dissected by others, sitting among the audience, still looking and listening.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

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