divide vs line up

divide

verb
  • To share (something) by dividing it. 

  • To vote, as in the British parliament and other legislatures, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes. 

  • To separate into two or more parts. 

  • To mark divisions on; to graduate. 

  • To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend). 

  • To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations. 

  • To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance. 

  • To be a divisor of. 

  • To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. 

  • Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing. 

noun
  • An act of dividing. 

  • A distancing between two people or things. 

  • A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land. 

  • The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest. 

  • A thing that divides. 

line up

verb
  • To put things in a line 

  • to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running 

  • To start a game in a certain position on the playing field. 

  • To make arrangements for an event. 

  • To support a group or movement. 

  • To get into a line. 

  • To agree or correspond. 

How often have the words divide and line up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )