sectionalize en · VERB
Etymology
From sectional + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To divide into sections.
1886-90, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History On the whole, the principal results of the struggle were, to sectionalize parties more completely, ripen Southern sentiment towards secession, and combine wavering voters in the free-States in support of Republican doctrines.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sectionalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sectionalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sectionalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sectionalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unsectionalized · resectionalize