gerrymander vs divide

gerrymander and divide both are nouns.

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

As verbs, divide is a hypernym of gerrymander; that is, divide is a word with a broader meaning than gerrymander:

Other hypernyms of gerrymander include part, separate.

gerrymander (noun)	divide (noun)
an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)	a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
	a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)

gerrymander (verb)	divide (verb)
divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts	perform a division
	move or break apart
	force, take, or pull apart
	make a division or separation
	separate into parts or portions
	act as a barrier between; stand between