to sectionalize
- verb
- /ˈsɛkʃənəˌlaɪz/
- The new law will sectionalize the city into distinct administrative zones.
Examples
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He argued that we should not sectionalize our society by drawing artificial boundaries.
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Attempts to sectionalize the country often lead to regional rivalries.
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Let's sectionalize the findings by department.
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The team will sectionalize the data for better analysis.
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The city decided to sectionalize the park into areas for sports, picnics, and children's play.
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To improve efficiency, the company plans to sectionalize its operations by region.
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Before making the presentation, she had to sectionalize the data into manageable categories.
Synonyms
To split something into parts or groups
To divide something into smaller parts
To separate parts of your life, work, or feelings so they stay apart
To divide something into separate parts
To divide an area into parts for a special use
To divide something into parts
To split something into smaller parts
To divide something into separate parts
To separate something into smaller parts to study it
Divide a country or group into smaller, often hostile, parts
To divide a country or organization into regions for local control
To divide an organization into groups that each do their own work
To divide a space using a wall or screen
Make something into new parts or groups again
To divide something into smaller parts to make it easier to manage
To make an area with borders and control by a government
To divide a place into areas for official use
To divide something into parts again, for example a disk or land
To divide something into smaller parts
To separate things into single items for handling or shipping
To divide something into smaller parts so more people can own it
Antonyms
How Divided
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Morphology
Etymology
Sectionalize comes from section, which means a 'cut' or a 'part', and the ending -ize, which means 'to make'; imagine cutting a cake into pieces. So to sectionalize is to make things into parts, for example dividing a country or city into separate areas.