subdivide

verb

Meaning

Divide something that has already been divided into smaller parts.

The committee plans to subdivide the main project into several manageable tasks.
Local zoning laws allow owners to subdivide their property for residential development.

Synonyms: split, break down, partition, segment

verb

Pronunciation: /ˌsʌbdɪˈvaɪd/

Divide something that has already been divided into smaller parts.

The committee plans to subdivide the main project into several manageable tasks.
Local zoning laws allow owners to subdivide their property for residential development.
Biologists often subdivide large species groups into smaller, more specific subspecies.

subdivide into (prepositional phrase): To break a whole into specific smaller components. — "We need to subdivide the budget into smaller departmental allocations."
subdivide something (collocation): Transitive usage where the object is the item being split. — "They want to subdivide the land before selling it."

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