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   halve

   /hɑːv/

   verb

   • 1. divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size: "halve the aubergine lengthways" Similar cut in halfdivide into two equal partsdivide in twosplit in twosever in twodivide equallyshare equallybisect
   • ▪ reduce or be reduced by half: "pre-tax profits nearly halved to £5 m" Similar reduce by fifty per centdecrease by fifty per centlessen by fifty per cent
   • ▪ share (something) equally with another person: "she insisted on halving the bill"
   • ▪ use the same number of strokes as one's opponent and thus draw (a hole or match): "they halved the extra hole in bogey-5s"
   • 2. fit (crossing timbers) together by cutting out half the thickness of each: "the sills are usually halved and pinned together at the corners"

   Word Origin Middle English: from half.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

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