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sub·di·vide

 (sŭb′dĭ-vīd′, sŭb′dĭ-vīd′)
v. sub·di·vid·ed, sub·di·vid·ing, sub·di·vides
v.tr.
1. To divide a part or parts of into smaller parts.
2. To divide into a number of parts, especially to divide (land) into lots.
v.intr.
To form into subdivisions.

sub′di·vid′er n.
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subdivide

(ˌsʌbdɪˈvaɪd; ˈsʌbdɪˌvaɪd)
vb
1. to divide (something) resulting from an earlier division
2. (Building) (tr) US and Canadian to divide (land) into lots for sale
ˌsubdiˈvider n
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sub•di•vide

(ˌsʌb dɪˈvaɪd, ˈsʌb dɪˌvaɪd)

v. -vid•ed, -vid•ing. v.t.
1. to divide (something already divided) into smaller parts.
2. to divide into parts.
3. to divide (a tract of land) into building lots.
v.i.
4. to become separated into divisions or subdivisions.
[1400–50; < Late Latin subdīvīdere]
sub`di•vid′a•ble, adj.
sub′di•vid`er, n.
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subdivide


Past participle: subdivided
Gerund: subdividing

Imperative
subdivide
subdivide
Present
I subdivide
you subdivide
he/she/it subdivides
we subdivide
you subdivide
they subdivide
Preterite
I subdivided
you subdivided
he/she/it subdivided
we subdivided
you subdivided
they subdivided
Present Continuous
I am subdividing
you are subdividing
he/she/it is subdividing
we are subdividing
you are subdividing
they are subdividing
Present Perfect
I have subdivided
you have subdivided
he/she/it has subdivided
we have subdivided
you have subdivided
they have subdivided
Past Continuous
I was subdividing
you were subdividing
he/she/it was subdividing
we were subdividing
you were subdividing
they were subdividing
Past Perfect
I had subdivided
you had subdivided
he/she/it had subdivided
we had subdivided
you had subdivided
they had subdivided
Future
I will subdivide
you will subdivide
he/she/it will subdivide
we will subdivide
you will subdivide
they will subdivide
Future Perfect
I will have subdivided
you will have subdivided
he/she/it will have subdivided
we will have subdivided
you will have subdivided
they will have subdivided
Future Continuous
I will be subdividing
you will be subdividing
he/she/it will be subdividing
we will be subdividing
you will be subdividing
they will be subdividing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been subdividing
you have been subdividing
he/she/it has been subdividing
we have been subdividing
you have been subdividing
they have been subdividing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been subdividing
you will have been subdividing
he/she/it will have been subdividing
we will have been subdividing
you will have been subdividing
they will have been subdividing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been subdividing
you had been subdividing
he/she/it had been subdividing
we had been subdividing
you had been subdividing
they had been subdividing
Conditional
I would subdivide
you would subdivide
he/she/it would subdivide
we would subdivide
you would subdivide
they would subdivide
Past Conditional
I would have subdivided
you would have subdivided
he/she/it would have subdivided
we would have subdivided
you would have subdivided
they would have subdivided
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.subdivide - form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided"
subdivide - divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"
divide, part, separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
2.subdivide - divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"
subdivide - form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided"
carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
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subdivide

verb
To separate into branches or branchlike parts:
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Translations
يُقَسِّم إلى أجْزاء
dále členit
underopdele
skipta niîur aftur
padalinyspasidalijimas
iedalīt apakšgrupāsiedalīt tālāk
ďalej členiť
kendi arasında ...-e ayrılmak

subdivide

[ˈsʌbdɪˈvaɪd]
A. VTsubdividir
B. VIsubdividirse
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subdivide

[ˌsʌbdɪˈvaɪd] vtsubdiviser
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subdivide

[ˌsʌbdɪˈvaɪd] vtsuddividere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

subdivide

(sabdiˈvaid) verb
to divide into smaller parts or divisions. Each class of children is subdivided into groups according to reading ability.
ˌsubdiˈvision (-ˈviʒən) noun
1. subdividing or the parts resulting from doing this.
2. (American) a portion of land divided up for housing etc; a zone.
3. (American) a residential area on the outskirts of a city or town. professionals working from home by means of their computers and living in isolated subdivisions.
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subdivide

v. subdividir, compartir.
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Provisions of the contract and affirmative action to subdivide: The taxpayers contended that they paid the additional $800,000 to purchase 6.875 acres of the tract with the intention of developing them, while the historic residence on the other three acres would be their primary residence, which accounted for $1 million of the total paid.
First and foremost, those sitting on large blocks of contiguous space may be forced to subdivide it.
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