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Date: 1300-1400
Origin: half

halve

 verb
     
halve [transitive]
1 to reduce something by a half:
Cash cuts have halved the number of places available on training courses.
2 to cut or divide something into two equal pieces:
Halve the potatoes lengthwise.
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