Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb subdivide

2 senses of subdivide

Sense 1
subdivide -- (form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided")
       => separate, divide, part -- (come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated")

Sense 2
subdivide -- (divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!")
       => divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up -- (separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I")