Sub′di‐vide″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Subdivided (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Subdividing.] [L. subdividere, sub under + dividere to divide. See Divide.] To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already been divided.
The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others. Dryden.