subdivide
verb
sub·di·vide
ˌsəb-də-ˈvīd 
ˈsəb-də-ˌvīd
subdivided; subdividing; subdivides
1
: to divide the parts of into more parts
2
: to divide into several parts
especially
: to divide (a tract of land) into building lots
: to separate or become separated into subdivisions
subdivider
noun
Examples of subdivide in a Sentence
The house is being subdivided into several apartments.
The people who attend the conference can be subdivided into three distinct groups.
He plans to subdivide his property.
The land will be subdivided into building lots.
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The mortgage as a tool favors scarcity and means existing homeowners will be skeptical of change, including subdividing existing homes.
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Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Listen to this article The Poway City Council approved a plan to expand the Parkview Gardens senior care facility and a separate request to subdivide a vacant 43-acre property into two single-family residential parcels.
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From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape.
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Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Listen to this article The Poway City Council approved a plan to expand the Parkview Gardens senior care facility and a separate request to subdivide a vacant 43-acre property into two single-family residential parcels.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape.
—Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The home’s basement appeared to have been subdivided into single rooms separately rented out by individual tenants.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for subdivide
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“Subdivide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subdivide. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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subdivide
verb
sub·di·vide
ˌsəb-də-ˈvīd
1
: to divide the parts of something into more parts
2
: to divide into several parts
especially
: to divide a piece of land into building lots
Legal Definition
subdivide
transitive verb
sub·di·vide
ˌsəb-də-ˈvīd, ˈsəb-də-ˌ
: to divide into several parts
specifically
: to divide (a tract of land) into two or more lots for sale or building development
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