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Vinony

subdivide

verb

  1. to divide part of a divided whole into subsidiary parts
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Pronunciation: /ˌsʌb.dɪˈvaɪd/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Italic *wiðō Latin *vidō Latin dīvidōder. Middle English dividen English divide English subdivide From sub- + divide.

  1. To divide into smaller sections.
  2. To divide into smaller sections.

    “This used to be farmland before developers bought it and subdivided it.”

    “Several local families recorded plots of land as additions to the town's territory and subdivided them into house lots.”

  3. To divide divisions into smaller divisions.

    “The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others.”