subdivide

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

/ ˌsʌb dɪˈvaɪd, ˈsʌb dɪˌvaɪd /

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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.

Nearby words

subderivative, subdiaconal, subdiaconate, subdigastric node, subdistrict, subdivide, subdivision, subdominant, subdual, subduct, subduction

Origin of subdivide

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

Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for subdivide

No family is more difficult to subdivide, for the various forms intergrade inextricably.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll
We are, therefore, compelled to make one last attempt, and still further to subdivide the ring.
The Story of the Heavens|Robert Stawell Ball
As this happens in all three genera, we can subdivide them into six subgenera.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
On the contrary he utilised it so far as to subdivide the room, and provide recesses for the convenience of students.
Libraries in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods|J. W. Clark

(b) Subdivide this rectangle into two or three structural sections, horizontal and vertical in character.
Industrial Arts Design|William H. Varnum

British Dictionary definitions for subdivide

subdivide

/ (ˌsʌbdɪˈvaɪd, ˈsʌbdɪˌvaɪd) /

verb

to divide (something) resulting from an earlier division

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

Derived Forms

subdivider, noun

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