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subdivide vs carve up

carve up vs subdivide

subdivide and carve up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
subdivide No No Yes No
carve up No No Yes No
As verbs, carve up is a hypernym of subdivide; that is, carve up is a word with a broader meaning than subdivide:
  • subdivide: divide into smaller and smaller pieces
  • carve up: separate into parts or portions
Other hypernyms of subdivide include dissever, divide, separate, split, split up.
subdivide (verb) carve up (verb)
divide into smaller and smaller pieces separate into parts or portions
form into subdivisions
Difference between subdivide and carve up

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