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VIDE
Etymology 1
Verb
vide (third-person singular simple present vides, present participle viding, simple past and past participle vided)
(US, African-American Vernacular) divide (separate into parts, cleave asunder)
(Parliamentary jargon, imperative) Divide (ordering the members of a legislative assembly to divide into two groups (the ayes and the nays) for the counting of the members’ votes)
Etymology 2
Verb
vide (singular imperative verb; plural videte)
See; consult; refer to. A remark directing the reader to look to the specified place for epexegesis.
Usage notes
Grammatically, this is the singular form, used to address one person. It is sometimes used invariantly to address more than one person, but a plural form also exists for this, videte.
Anagrams
• Devi, I'd've, dive, vied
Source: Wiktionary
Vi"de,
Definition: imperative sing. of L. videre, to see; -- used to direct attention to something; as, vide supra, see above.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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