halve Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb divide by two; divide into halves
    • Halve the cake

WordNet

Hal"ve noun
Definitions
  1. A half. Obs. Chaucer.
Halve transitive verb
Etymology
From Half.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Halved ; present participle & verbal noun Halving
Definitions
  1. To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to be or form half of.
    So far apart their lives are thrown From the twin soul that halves their own. M. Arnold.
  2. (Arch.) To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.

Webster 1913