subdivide
verb (used with object)
to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
had subdivided
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past perfectof subdivide.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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If a lesser baron had subdivided his fief among certain knights and squires, the peasants owed allegiance, not to him, but to the squire to whom they had been assigned.
From The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe by Bénézet, Louis Paul
Was it not possible that the party had subdivided, and the one that held her taken an entirely different course?
From The Ranger or The Fugitives of the Border by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
Nicholas Minor, who owned sixty acres of land about the court-house, had subdivided this tract and some of the lots had been built upon prior to the passage of the act.
From History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia by Head, James William
The whole building, four stories tall, had once been a manufactory, but Blizzard had subdivided its original lofts into pens, dens, passageways, and rooms according to an elaborate plan of his own.
From The Penalty by Christy, Howard Chandler
He had subdivided the sermon into headings—preached about God in heaven and God upon earth, when he suddenly began to cough a little.
From Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition by Bredon, Juliet
