change integrity - change in physical make-up

subdivide - divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"

initialise, initialize, format - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"

sectionalise, sectionalize - divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country"

triangulate - divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard"

unitise, unitize - divide (bulk material) and process as units

lot - divide into lots, as of land, for example

parcel - divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"

sliver, splinter - divide into slivers or splinters

paragraph - divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed"

canton - divide into cantons, of a country

Balkanise, Balkanize - divide a territory into small, hostile states