divide vs zone

divide and zone both are nouns.

divide and zone both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
divide	Yes	No	Yes	No
zone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, zone is a hyponym of divide; that is, zone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than divide:

divide: make a division or separation
zone: separate or apportion into sections

Other hyponyms of divide include partition, break, break up, dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter, rail, rail off, detach, close off, shut off.

divide (noun)	zone (noun)
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems	(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)	a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
	an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
	any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

divide (verb)	zone (verb)
perform a division	separate or apportion into sections
move or break apart	regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
force, take, or pull apart
make a division or separation
separate into parts or portions
act as a barrier between; stand between

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