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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•di•vide /ˈsʌbdɪˌvaɪd/USA pronunciation v., -vid•ed, -vid•ing. - (of something already divided) to (cause to) become divided into smaller parts: [no object]The recently formed egg cells subdivided.[~ + object]to subdivide the cells.
- to divide (a piece of land) into building lots:[~ + object]to subdivide the three-square-block area into smaller units for development.
sub•di•vi•sion /ˈsʌbdɪˌvɪʒən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]a housing subdivision; a political subdivision. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•di•vide (sub′di vīd′, sub′di vīd′),USA pronunciation v., -vid•ed, -vid•ing. v.t. - to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts;
divide again after a first division. - to divide into parts.
- to divide (a plot, tract of land, etc.) into building lots.
v.i. - to become separated into divisions.
- Late Latin subdīvīdere. See sub-, divide
- late Middle English 1400–50
sub′di•vid′a•ble, adj. sub′di•vid′er, n. |