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subdivide |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Subdivide \Sub`di*vide"\, v. i. To be or to become subdivided. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Subdivide \Sub`di*vide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subdivided}; p. pr & vb n. {Subdividing}.] [L. subdividere sub under + dividere to divide. See {Divide}.] To divide the parts of anything into more parts to part into smaller divisions; to divide again as what has already been divided. The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: subdivide v : separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off" [syn: {partition}, {zone}]
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