subdivide

== English == === Etymology === From sub- + divide. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌsʌb.dɪˈvaɪd/ === Verb === subdivide (third-person singular simple present subdivides, present participle subdividing, simple past and past participle subdivided) (ambitransitive) To divide into smaller sections. (real estate) To divide a plot of land into plots for residences; to convert open land into housing. This used to be farmland before developers bought it and subdivided it. 1993, Historic American Building Survey, Town of Clayburg: Refractories Company Town, National Park Service, 3: Several local families recorded plots of land as additions to the town's territory and subdivided them into house lots. (ambitransitive) To divide divisions into smaller divisions. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== subdivision ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sʊbˈdiː.wɪ.dɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [subˈdiː.vi.de] === Verb === subdīvide second-person singular present active imperative of subdīvidō == Romanian == === Etymology === From sub- +‎ divide. === Verb === a subdivide (third-person singular present subdivide, past participle not used, third-person subjunctive subdividă) 3rd conjugation to subdivide ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “subdivide”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /subdiˈbide/ [suβ̞.ð̞iˈβ̞i.ð̞e] Rhymes: -ide Syllabification: sub‧di‧vi‧de === Verb === subdivide inflection of subdividir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative