SUBDIVIDE


Meaning of SUBDIVIDE in English

— subdividable , adj. — subdivider , n.

/sub'di vuyd", sub"di vuyd'/ , v. , subdivided, subdividing .

v.t.

1. to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.

2. to divide into parts.

3. to divide (a plot, tract of land, etc.) into building lots.

v.i.

4. to become separated into divisions.

[ 1400-50; late ME subdividere. See SUB-, DIVIDE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .