"subdivide" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌsʌb.dɪˈvaɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subdivide.wav [Southern-England] Forms: subdivides [present, singular, third-person], subdividing [participle, present], subdivided [participle, past], subdivided [past]
Etymology: sub- + divide Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|divide}} sub- + divide Head templates: {{en-verb}} subdivide (third-person singular simple present subdivides, present participle subdividing, simple past and past participle subdivided)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To divide into smaller sections. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-subdivide-en-verb-uv7DFr54 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 27 38 35
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To divide into smaller sections.
    (real estate) To divide a plot of land into plots for residences; to convert open land into housing.
    Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Real estate
    Sense id: en-subdivide-en-verb-wlS8XDw~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 75 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 27 38 35 Topics: business, real-estate
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To divide divisions into smaller divisions. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-subdivide-en-verb-2m6CjAnU Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 27 38 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: subdivision Translations (To divide into smaller sections): подразделям (podrazdeljam) (Bulgarian), subdividir (Catalan), onderverdelen (Dutch), jakaa (Finnish), subdividir (Galician), suddividersi (Italian), suddividere (Italian), aarheynn (Manx), roherohe (Maori), tūtangatanga (Maori), subdividir (Portuguese), subdiviza (Romanian), subdividir (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'To divide into smaller sections': 46 46 8

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