Phrasal verbs consists of a basic verb + another word or words. The two or three words that make up a phrasal verb form a short 'phrase' - which is why we call them 'phrasal verbs'.
Phrasal Verb:
divide something (off ) (from something or animals)
Meaning / Example:
1. to separate something from something else. > Let's divide the chickens off from the ducks and put the chickens in the shed.
2. to separate something from something else, using a partition. > We divided the sleeping area off from the rest of the room.
A phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words.