English Dictionary: Subdivide | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |