subdivides

Splits into sections

Subdivides is the act of dividing something that has already been divided, creating smaller portions within larger ones.

Land subdivides into parcels for development; categories subdivide into subcategories.

The chapter subdivides into three sections.

The developer subdivides the property into residential lots.

partitioning

separates

Divides into portions

segments · parcels · quarters · bisects · halves · breaks up · cuts up · apportions · compartmentalizes · fractions

land

plots

Secret plans or storylines

  • lotsLarge amount, or parcels
  • parcelsWrapped items for delivery
  • tractsAreas or pamphlets

acreage · zoning · development · real estate · surveying · boundaries · plats · easements · deeds · property

classification

categorizes

Sorts into groups

organizes · hierarchies · branches · subcategories · taxonomies · tiers · levels · ranks · subgroups · subclasses

biological

cells

Basic biological units

proliferates · cytoplasm · daughter cells · organisms · amoeba · bacteria · fission · reproduction · splitting · multiplies

Opposites
division vs. unification

subdividesunifies

Combines into one

combines · merges · joins · unites · integrates

fragmentation vs. consolidation

subdividesconsolidates

Combines into stronger whole

centralizes · concentrates · annexes · incorporates · absorbs

fragmentation vs. unification

subdividesunifies

Combines into one

consolidates · centralizes · assembles · collects · gathers

Family

subdivide, subdividing, subdivided, subdivider, subdividers, subdividable

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