Past tense of subdivide

regular verb

The past tense of subdivide is subdivided. The past participle is also subdivided.

Forms of subdivide

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.1993, Historic American Building Survey, Town of Clayburg: Refractories Company Town, National Park Service, 3
He bought the land on spec — he thinks it's likely to be rezoned commercial and subdivided.From the entry on spec
In most birds, the lung is functionally and anatomically subdivided into paleopulmo and neopulmo portions.2015 December 10, “Osteological and Soft-Tissue Evidence for Pneumatization in the Cervical Column of the Ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) and…. From the entry anatomically
They are usually subdivided into herbs that tonify Qi, Yang, blood, or Yin.2014, Stevenson Xutian, Shusheng Tai, Chun-Su Yuan, Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine, →ISBN, page 676. From the entry tonify

verb To divide into smaller sections.
verb To divide a plot of land into plots for residences; to convert open land into housing.
verb To divide divisions into smaller divisions.

What is the past tense of subdivide?: The past tense of subdivide is subdivided.
What is the past participle of subdivide?: The past participle of subdivide is subdivided.
Is subdivide a regular or irregular verb?: Subdivide is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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