\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 what has already
been divided.
      The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies,
      and those colonies were subdivided into many others.
                                               --Dryden.

\Sub`di*vide"\, v. i.
To be, or to become, subdivided.