subdivide

verb

They decided to subdivide the land into smaller lots.

意味（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To divide into smaller sections.

意味（2）

(real estate) To divide a plot of land into plots for residences; to convert open land into housing.

This used to be farmland before developers bought it and subdivided it.

意味（3）

(transitive, intransitive) To divide divisions into smaller divisions.

The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies, and those colonies were subdivided into many others.