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English Dictionary: Subdivide by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subdivide
v
  1. form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided"
  2. divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"
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.
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