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subdivide

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

verb (used with object)

subdivided, subdividing.
  1. to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
  2. to divide into parts.
  3. to divide (a plot, tract of land, etc.) into building lots.


verb (used without object)

subdivided, subdividing.
  1. to become separated into divisions.

subdivide

/ ˌsʌbdɪˈvaɪd; ˈsʌbdɪˌvaɪd /

verb

  1. to divide (something) resulting from an earlier division
  2. tr to divide (land) into lots for sale
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲ徱ˈ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲd·a· adjective
  • ܲd·e noun
  • ܲ·ܲd·e adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subdivide1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word ܲīī. See sub-, divide
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Or, he could apply to subdivide the lots into multiple smaller ownerships.

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To demonstrate, Close’s meticulously detailed head of mustachioed “Robert,” 9 feet tall, is installed next to its maquette, an enlarged and subdivided black-and-white photograph overlaid with a tight grid.

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About 340 million years ago, leaves sported veins that branched like a tree, with a main “trunk” subdividing into multiple branches.

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The history of the Queen of Elysian Heights is not entirely clear, but it is believed to have been built in 1895, around the time when the community was first subdivided.

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In that case, Baretto argued that the judge who gave him “possession” of his room indirectly gave him the entire building because it had never been subdivided.

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