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subdivide

  • /ˌsʌb.dɪˈvaɪd/

verb subdivides · subdividing · subdivided

  1. ambitransitive To divide into smaller sections.
  2. ambitransitive To divide a plot of land into plots for residences; to convert open land into housing. This used to be farmland before developers bought it and subdivided it.
  3. ambitransitive To divide divisions into smaller divisions. The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others.

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verb To divide into smaller sections

Españolsubdividir
Portuguêssubdividir
Françaissubdiviser
Italianosuddividersi, suddividere
Românăsubdiviza
Русскийподразделя́ть podrazdeljátʹ, подраздели́ть podrazdelítʹ

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@misc{subdivide_2026,
  title = {subdivide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subdivide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}