subdivide
verb
sub·di·vide
ˌsəb-də-ˈvīd 
ˈsəb-də-ˌvīd
subdivided; subdividing; subdivides
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
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Within types 2 through 4, the categories are subdivided into A, B, and C (i.e. 2A, 2B, 2C, etc.).
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Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 13 June 2024
The farm passed through the hands of another owner in 1994, before Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson, founders of 21c Museum Hotels, purchased the farm in 2010 to prevent the land from being subdivided.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2024
After the deaths of Burton Tremaine Sr. and Emily Hall Tremaine, heirs subdivided the property and sold the house and surrounding 6.2 acres.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2024
Baretto reportedly argued that the judge who granted him access to the room indirectly gave him ownership of the entire building because it had never been subdivided.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2024
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Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 13 June 2024
The farm passed through the hands of another owner in 1994, before Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson, founders of 21c Museum Hotels, purchased the farm in 2010 to prevent the land from being subdivided.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2024
After the deaths of Burton Tremaine Sr. and Emily Hall Tremaine, heirs subdivided the property and sold the house and surrounding 6.2 acres.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2024
Baretto reportedly argued that the judge who granted him access to the room indirectly gave him ownership of the entire building because it had never been subdivided.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2024
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subdivide
verb
sub·di·vide
ˌsəb-də-ˈvīd
1
: to divide the parts of something into more parts
2
: to divide into several parts
especially
: to divide a piece of land into building lots
Legal Definition
subdivide
transitive verb
sub·di·vide
ˌsəb-də-ˈvīd, ˈsəb-də-ˌ
: 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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