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Subdivide

//ˌsʌb.dɪˈvaɪd// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To divide into smaller sections. ambitransitive
  2. 2
    divide into smaller and smaller pieces wordnet
  3. 3
    To divide into smaller sections.; To divide a plot of land into plots for residences; to convert open land into housing. ambitransitive

    "This used to be farmland before developers bought it and subdivided it."

  4. 4
    form into subdivisions wordnet
  5. 5
    To divide divisions into smaller divisions. ambitransitive

    "The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others."

Etymology

From sub- + divide.

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