subdivide
/sʌbdɪˈvʌɪd
/verb [with object]
Divide (something that has already been divided or that is a separate unit): the heading was subdivided into eight separate sections...
- The northern and southern parts are subdivided into units separated by tectonic contacts or superimposed late grabens.
- To make a small space look bigger, the Chinese divide and subdivide space, and the Japanese borrow distant views.
- Each broad period is further subdivided into smaller units.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin subdividere (see sub-, divide).