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sub·di·vide /ˌsəb-də-'vīd, 'səb-də-ˌ/ vt: to divide into several parts; specif: to divide (a tract of land) into two or more lots for sale or building development
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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apportion, bisect, break down, categorize, classify, cleave, cut, dissect, dissever, distribute, divide, divide into parcels, divide up, graduate, group, parcel, partition, portion, redistribute, redivide, separate, sever, share, split, sunder
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apportion, break (separate), codify, dichotomize, disjoint, file (arrange), parcel, part (separate), partition, pigeonhole, sever, sort, split
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To divide a part of something into smaller parts; to divide a plot of land into smaller parcels or lots.n.subdivision
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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subdivide — SUBDIVÍDE, subdivíd, vb. III. tranz. (Rar) A subîmpărţi. – Sub1 + divide (după fr. subdiviser). Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 SUBDIVÍDE vb. v. subîmpărţi. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime subdivíde … Dicționar Român
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subdivide — Sub di*vide , v. i. To be, or to become, subdivided. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subdivide — (v.) early 15c., from L.L. subdividere from sub in the sense of resulting from further division (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + L. dividere (see DIVISION (Cf. division)) … Etymology dictionary
subdivide — ► VERB ▪ divide (something that has already been divided or that is a separate unit) … English terms dictionary
subdivide — [sub΄di vīd′, sub′di vīd΄] vt., vi. subdivided, subdividing [ME subdividen < LL subdividere: see SUB & DIVIDE] 1. to divide further after previous division has been made 2. to divide (land) into small parcels for sale, as by a real estate firm … English World dictionary
subdivide — v. (D; tr.) to subdivide into * * * [ˌsʌbdɪ vaɪd] (D; tr.) to subdivide into … Combinatory dictionary
subdivide — UK [ˌsʌbdɪˈvaɪd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms subdivide : present tense I/you/we/they subdivide he/she/it subdivides present participle subdividing past tense subdivided past participle subdivided to divide the parts of something that has… … English dictionary
subdivide — sub|di|vide [ˌsʌbdıˈvaıd] v [T] to divide into smaller parts something that is already divided ▪ Over time, developers subdivided the land. subdivide sth into sth ▪ The house was subdivided into apartments … Dictionary of contemporary English
subdivide — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin subdividere, from Latin sub + dividere to divide Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to divide the parts of into more parts 2. to divide into several parts; especially to divide (a tract of land)… … New Collegiate Dictionary
