di|mid|i|ate

di|mid|i|ate
di|mid|i|ate «duh MIHD ee ayt, dy-», verb, -at|ed, -at|ing, adjective.
–v.t.
to divide into halves; reduce to half.
–adj.
1. divided into halves; halved.
2. Biology. (of an organ) lacking or appearing to lack one half.
[< Latin dīmidiāre (with English -ate1) < dis- apart + medium the middle]

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