subdivide

verb

1. (ambitransitive)To divide into smaller sections.
2. (ambitransitive)To divide into smaller sections.

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

   “Several local families recorded plots of land as additions to the town's territory and subdivided them into house lots.”

3. (ambitransitive)To divide divisions into smaller divisions.

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