subdivide

[suhb-di-vahyd, suhb-di-vahyd]

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verb (used with object), sub·di·vid·ed, sub·di·vid·ing.

to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.

to divide into parts.

to divide (a plot, tract of land, etc.) into building lots.

verb (used without object), sub·di·vid·ed, sub·di·vid·ing.

to become separated into divisions.

Origin of subdivide

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word subdīvīdere. See sub-, divide

Related formssub·di·vid·a·ble, adjectivesub·di·vid·er, nounun·sub·di·vid·ed, adjective

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Related Words for subdivide

part, partition, split, separate, redivide

Examples from the Web for subdivide

Historical Examples of subdivide

The business proposed was to buy a tract of land, and subdivide it.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
But if, as an exception, it should be very slow, the conductor ought to subdivide it.
The Orchestral Conductor
Hector Berlioz
(b) Subdivide the rectangle into its horizontal and vertical subdivisions.
Industrial Arts Design
William H. Varnum
(b) Subdivide the rectangle into vertical and horizontal divisions.
Industrial Arts Design
William H. Varnum
Modern naturalists, following Cuvier, subdivide them into three orders:—1.
The Ocean World:
Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for subdivide

subdivide

verb

to divide (something) resulting from an earlier division

(tr) US and Canadian to divide (land) into lots for sale

Derived Formssubdivider, noun

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Word Origin and History for subdivide

early 15c., from Late Latin subdividere from sub in the sense of "resulting from further division" (see sub-) + Latin dividere (see division).