sectionalize

[ sek-shuh-nl-ahyz ]

/ ˈsɛk ʃə nlˌaɪz /

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verb (used with object), sec·tion·al·ized, sec·tion·al·iz·ing.

to render sectional.

to divide into sections, especially geographical sections.

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Also especially British, sec·tion·al·ise .

Origin of sectionalize

First recorded in 1850–55; sectional + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM sectionalize

sec·tion·al·i·za·tion, nounun·sec·tion·al·ized, adjective

Words nearby sectionalize

sectary, sectile, section, sectional, sectionalism, sectionalize, section boss, section eight, section gang, section hand, section mark

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How to use sectionalize in a sentence

The making of this question a political question tended largely to de-sectionalize it.
Assassination of Lincoln: a History of the Great Conspiracy|Thomas Mealey Harris
In fact, it would have a tendency to sectionalize the party by which the change is made.
The Facts of Reconstruction|John R. Lynch

British Dictionary definitions for sectionalize

sectionalize

sectionalise

/ (ˈsɛkʃənəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to render sectional

to divide into sections, esp geographically

Derived forms of sectionalize

sectionalization or sectionalisation, noun

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