subdivide
verb (used with object)
to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
is subdividing
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present progressiveof subdivide (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Today he is subdividing 3,300 acres that cost him less than $1 an acre into half-acre tracts to sell for $2,000 apiece.
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