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sectionalize

American

[sek-shuh-nl-ahyz] / ˈsɛk ʃə nlˌaɪz /

especially British, sectionalise

verb (used with object)

sectionalized, sectionalizing

to render sectional.
to divide into sections, especially geographical sections.

sectionalize British

/ ˈsɛkʃənəˌlaɪz /

verb

to render sectional
to divide into sections, esp geographically

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Other Word Forms

sectionalization noun
unsectionalized adjective

Etymology

Origin of sectionalize

First recorded in 1850–55; sectional + -ize

Example Sentences

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In fact, it would have a tendency to sectionalize the party by which the change is made.

From The Facts of Reconstruction by Lynch, John R.

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