halve
halve definition
halve (hav, häv)
transitive verb halved, halving halv′·ing
- to divide into two equal parts
- to share (something) equally with someone to halve one's winnings with another
- to reduce by fifty percent; reduce to half
- Carpentry to join (two pieces of wood) by cutting away an end of each to half its thickness and fitting the cut ends together
- Golf to play (a hole, match, etc.) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent
Etymology: ME halven < half, half
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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