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Halved vs Halve - What's the difference?

halved | halve |

As verbs the difference between halved and halve

is that halved is (halve) while halve is to reduce to half the original amount.

halved

English

Verb

(head)
  • (halve)

  • halve

    English

    Verb

    (halv)
  • To reduce to half the original amount.
  • To divide into two halves.
  • To make up half of.
  • * M. Arnold
  • So far apart their lives are thrown / From the twin soul that halves their own.
  • (architecture) To join two pieces of timber etc. by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.
  • Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs ----

    halve

    English

    Verb

    (halv)
  • To reduce to half the original amount.
  • To divide into two halves.
  • To make up half of.
  • * M. Arnold
  • So far apart their lives are thrown / From the twin soul that halves their own.
  • (architecture) To join two pieces of timber etc. by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.
  • Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs ----