"fragmentize" meaning in English

See fragmentize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: fragmentizes [present, singular, third-person], fragmentizing [participle, present], fragmentized [participle, past], fragmentized [past]
Etymology: From fragment + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fragment|ize}} fragment + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} fragmentize (third-person singular simple present fragmentizes, present participle fragmentizing, simple past and past participle fragmentized)
  1. (transitive) To break, cut, or otherwise separate (something) into fragments. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fragmentize-en-verb-As9kGsfk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. (intransitive) To fall into or become separated into fragments. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-fragmentize-en-verb-JUdCiRA4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fragment [verb], fragmentise Derived forms: fragmentization, fragmentizer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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