fractionize

[ frak-shuh-nahyz ]

/ ˈfræk ʃəˌnaɪz /

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verb (used with or without object), frac·tion·ized, frac·tion·iz·ing.

to divide into fractions.

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Also especially British, frac·tion·ise .

Origin of fractionize

First recorded in 1665–75; fraction + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM fractionize

frac·tion·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby fractionize

fractional orbital bombardment system, fractionate, fractionating column, fractionation, fractionator, fractionize, fractious, fractocumulus, fractostratus, fracture, fracture zone

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How to use fractionize in a sentence

He goes to school, and various studies divide and fractionize the world for him.
The Child and the Curriculum|John Dewey

British Dictionary definitions for fractionize

fractionize

fractionise

/ (ˈfrækʃəˌnaɪz) /

verb

to divide (a number or quantity) into fractions

Derived forms of fractionize

fractionization or fractionisation, noun

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