The author 'divides' literature into three categories. [=the author says that there are three categories of literature]
The teacher 'divided' the class (up) into four groups. = The teacher 'divided' (up) the class 'into' four groups.
Two 'divides evenly into' eight. [=eight can be divided into two an exact number of times with nothing left over]
(..) Je t'adore! Je t'adore! Shoot the window. I don't care! This is KeIIaway. I need back-up. Cigarette? Now, Iike NapoIeon... I wiII divide and conquer. PoIice! Merde. Freeze. Put your hands up. But you toId me to freeze. (..)1994 The Mask
(..) Party's over, Iet's go! Get out of here. Get Iost! Okay, TwinkIe Toes. Where is my money, teII me now. Carry the , divide by the GNP... FortunateIy, funeraI bouquets are deductibIe. Ice this deadbeat. Shoot him! Thanks. You got me, partner. (..)1994 The Mask