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halve definition

halve (hav, häv)

transitive verb halved, halving halv′·ing

  1. to divide into two equal parts
  2. to share (something) equally with someone to halve one's winnings with another
  3. to reduce by fifty percent; reduce to half
  4. Carpentry to join (two pieces of wood) by cutting away an end of each to half its thickness and fitting the cut ends together
  5. 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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