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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Subdivide

/sŭbˌ-dəv-īd'/ · Sub·di·vide · IPA /ˌsʌb.dɪˈvaɪd/
01 v. t. To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already been divided.
imp. & p. p. Subdivided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subdividing
  1. 1.
    To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already been divided.
    “The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others.” Dryden.
02 v. i. To be, or to become, subdivided.
  1. 1.
    To be, or to become, subdivided.