"fractionalize" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From fractional + -ize.",
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          "text": "One of several start-ups that have explored the idea of “fractionalizing” art, Maecenas will divide 49 percent of the value of an artwork into shares, which can then be bought and sold on the company’s blockchain trading platform.",
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        "To separate into parts or fractions; to fractionate."
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          "separate",
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          "part",
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          "fraction",
          "fraction"
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        [
          "fractionate",
          "fractionate"
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  "word": "fractionalize"
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