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carve up vs subdivide

subdivide vs carve up

carve up and subdivide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carve up No No Yes No
subdivide No No Yes No
As verbs, subdivide is a hyponym of carve up; that is, subdivide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carve up:
  • carve up: separate into parts or portions
  • subdivide: divide into smaller and smaller pieces
carve up (verb) subdivide (verb)
separate into parts or portions divide into smaller and smaller pieces
form into subdivisions
Difference between carve up and subdivide

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