subdivide
verb
sub·di·vide
| \ ˌsəb-də-ˈvīd
, ˈsəb-də-ˌvīd\
, ˈsəb-də-ˌvīd\
subdivided;
subdividing;
subdivides
Definition of subdivide
1
: to divide the parts of into more parts
2
: to divide into several parts
especially
: to divide (a tract of land) into building lots
: to separate or become separated into subdivisions
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Other Words from subdivide
subdividable
\ ˌsəb-də-ˈvī-də-bəl
, ˈsəb-də-ˌvī- \
adjective
, ˈsəb-də-ˌvī- \
adjective
subdivider
noun
Examples of subdivide in a Sentence
The house is being subdivided into several apartments.
The people who attend the conference can be subdivided into three distinct groups.
He plans to subdivide his property.
The land will be subdivided into building lots.
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The property was subdivided and Henry Lachman, a San Francisco wine merchant, purchased Palmdale. — Monica Lander, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: Historic Fremont estate at The Gardens of Palmdale," 3 Sep. 2019 These models subdivide the atmosphere into a 3D grid that has little cubes of the air. — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, "How to read the maps that predict hurricane paths," 30 Aug. 2019 In the plan—​a five-​year plan, subdivided into a series of annual plans, broken into monthly plans—​the state set production quotas for each factory and farm. — Bathsheba Demuth, The New Yorker, "When the Soviet Union Freed the Arctic from Capitalist Slavery," 15 Aug. 2019 After the 1950s, the ranches and farms began to be subdivided into housing developments and the community’s population jumped from about 2,000 in 1950 to 25,750 in 1970. — Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Santee: Drive-in, sprayground and more make for family-friendly suburb," 30 June 2019 Gaudà took six years to complete the building, after which the couple kept the main floor for themselves but rented out the additional space, which had been subdivided into 20 apartments. — Raphael Minder, BostonGlobe.com, "What’s it like to live in Barcelona’s most famous Gaudà home? A bit inconvenient," 29 June 2019 There’s also potential for the property to be subdivided into smaller lots. — James Tarmy, latimes.com, "After a $50 million price cut, this vast Bel-Air property may still languish," 28 June 2019 The system sorts more than 46,000 securities world-wide into 11 different sectors, which are then further subdivided into industries and subindustries. — Asjylyn Loder, WSJ, "Investors Aren’t Following Facebook, Google Out of Tech Funds," 8 Oct. 2018 At the time, a representative for the firm said DDI intended to fully renovate the property and subdivide its giant apartments into smaller rental units. — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, "10 Detroit projects that were announced — but never happened," 20 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'subdivide.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for subdivide
subdivide
verb
English Language Learners Definition of subdivide
: to divide (something) into several or many smaller parts
US
: to divide (a piece of land) into smaller areas on which houses will be built
See the full definition for subdivide in the English Language Learners Dictionary
subdivide
verb
sub·di·vide
| \ ˌsəb-də-ˈvīd
\
\
subdivided;
subdividing
Kids Definition of subdivide
1
: to divide the parts of into smaller parts
2
: to divide (a piece of land) into lots on which houses will be built
subdivide
transitive verb
sub·di·vide
| \ ˌsəb-də-ˈvīd, ˈsəb-də-ˌ
\
\
Legal Definition of subdivide
: to divide into several parts
specifically
: to divide (a tract of land) into two or more lots for sale or building development
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