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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be, or to become, subdivided. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Partaking of divinity; divine in a partial or lower degree. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Susceptible of subdivision. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. subdivisio: cf. F. subdivision. ] 1. The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A part of a thing made by subdividing. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the decimal table, the subdivision of the cubit, as span, palm, and digit, are deduced from the shorter cubit. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]