partition vs divide

partition and divide both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of partition include separate.

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

Other hypernyms of partition include part, separate.

partition (noun)	divide (noun)
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart	a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)	a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit

partition (verb)	divide (verb)
separate or apportion into sections	perform a division
divide into parts, pieces, or sections	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