to fragmentize
- verb
- /ˈfræɡmənˌtaɪz/
- The artist decided to fragmentize the artwork to create a more dynamic display.
Examples
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Capricious and subjective (re) classifications of the Comedia, both past and present, have served only to disconcert and fragmentize the genre.
Academic text (1995) -
The explosion caused the concrete wall to fragmentize into numerous pieces.
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When the software crashed, it began to fragmentize the files on the hard drive.
Synonyms
To change a large bill into smaller bills
To pull something so it breaks into pieces
To split something into parts or groups
To break something into two or more parts
To separate something into smaller parts to explain or study it
To break suddenly into many small pieces, like glass
Separate something into smaller pieces
Take something apart into separate pieces
To divide something into smaller parts
To break into pieces or fall into separate parts
To break into small pieces or make something break apart
To rip something into small pieces
Fall apart into smaller pieces or stop working together
To separate into pieces, for example a machine or a group
To break into many small, sharp pieces like wood or glass
To take something apart into separate pieces
To tear something into pieces or throw it away and start again
To divide something into parts, often breaking a company or country
To tear something into small pieces
To split something into smaller parts
Break something into many small parts or hurt someone very badly
To damage something very badly so it breaks into pieces
To break something into smaller parts
To cut or separate something into parts, often by breaking it
To tear something into separate parts, usually by force
Antonyms
How Fragmented
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fragmentize comes from the common word fragment, which means 'a small broken piece', and the ending -ize, which means 'to make' or 'to cause'. So, to fragmentize something is to 'make it into pieces' or to break it into fragments.