subdivide
verb (used with object)
to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
subdivided
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past participleof subdivide.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof subdivide.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
subdivideverb (used with object)to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
Example Sentences
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Rather than merely gathering a grab bag of cinematic artifacts and spilling them forth, they have subdivided their hoard of nearly 400 items within six genre-themed galleries: Gothic, Psychological, Science, Slasher, Religion and Ghosts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
If the property cannot be subdivided, his house would increase the value of your overall property, but ownership would still remain with the family trust.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Hong Kong government has given owners who register under the new system until 2030 to renovate their subdivided flats, but some landlords have already issued eviction notices to their tenants.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
It also features five precision-calibrated plates and degree divisions "so fine they are subdivided down to a third of a degree".
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
He also stayed long enough in each town to form the most enthusiastic of his converts into religious societies, which in turn he subdivided into smaller classes of a dozen or so people.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
