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Definition of Halve
1. Verb. Divide by two; divide into halves. "Halve the cake"
Definition of Halve
1. n. A half.
2. v. t. To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to be or form half of.
3. v. t. Of a hole, match, etc., to reach or play in the same number of strokes as an opponent.
Definition of Halve
1. Verb. (transitive) To reduce to half the original amount. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To divide into two halves. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To make up half of. ¹
4. Verb. (architecture transitive) To join two pieces of timber etc. by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Halve
1. to divide into two equal parts [v HALVED, HALVING, HALVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Halve
Literary usage of Halve
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Middle-English Dictionary: Containing Words Used by English Writers from by Francis Henry Stratmann (1891)
"549 ; on ever iche halve AR 252 ; on eiber halve O. & N. 887 ; on ober half bes
... 13; on bobe halve ALIS. 957; on alle halve MAP 338 ; сотр. bao-, ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Old English Language: Compiled from Writings of the XII by Francis Henry Stratmann (1878)
"40; pet halve jer LAI. 3377: pet oiler halve jer AR 412; halve u marke ...
27913; bî halves France 11893; on buff halve AUF. 957; on alle halve MAPES 338; ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"spec, bisect, dispart, subdivide, dismember, split, halve, quarter. Antonyms:
see UNITE. divide, n. watershed, water parting, shed; spec, coteau (Canada and ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... ship "De halve Maan " (The Half Moon) to the new continent and was the first
to ascend, as far as the site of Albany, the river which now bears his name ..."
5. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"Fold the lower end to match; halve it, and you will now have fig. 2. Fold up at
F1G.2. FIG.I. the dotted line. Pass the fold inside like fig. 3. ..."
6. The Compound Engine by Frederick Rollins Low (1900)
"Let the expansion be isothermal or hyperbolic, that is, doubling the volume will
halve the pressure, increasing the volume to three times its original size ..."
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