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divide vs subdivide

subdivide vs divide

divide is a noun but subdivide is not a noun.

divide and subdivide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
divide Yes No Yes No
subdivide No No Yes No
As verbs, subdivide is a hyponym of divide; that is, subdivide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than divide:
  • divide: move or break apart
  • subdivide: form into subdivisions
Other hyponyms of divide include polarise, polarize, break up, calve, break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off, disjoin, disjoint, come away, come off, detach, segregate, segment, reduce, section, segment, partition, partition off, discerp, dismember, take apart, gerrymander.
As verbs, subdivide is a hyponym of divide; that is, subdivide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than divide:
  • divide: separate into parts or portions
  • subdivide: divide into smaller and smaller pieces
Other hyponyms of divide include format, initialise, initialize, sectionalise, sectionalize, triangulate, unitise, unitize, lot, parcel, sliver, splinter, paragraph, canton, Balkanise, Balkanize.
divide (noun) subdivide (noun)
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
divide (verb) subdivide (verb)
perform a division divide into smaller and smaller pieces
move or break apart form into subdivisions
force, take, or pull apart
make a division or separation
separate into parts or portions
act as a barrier between; stand between
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