fragmentize

• fragmentise

From fragment +‎ -ize.

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.
   • 1848 Dec., "The Manhood of Christ," The Christian Review, no. 52, p. 496 (Google preview):

     t was against fragmentizing the human soul that he was prepared to protest with the whole force of his life.

   • 1991 October 23, Sandra Blakeslee, “Using Laser, Researchers Test New Way to Correct Myopia”, in New York Times, retrieved 6 June 2014:

     In experimental surgery, a cool laser produces shock waves that fragmentize part of the cornea.

2. (intransitive) To fall into or become separated into fragments.
   • 2006, Josh Chetwynd, Brian Belton, British Baseball and the West Ham Club, →ISBN, page 6:

     [T]he sport has been subject to varying levels of interest. During low points the chronicle fragmentizes as the continuity of enthusiasm becomes disrupted.

• fragment (verb)

• fragmentization
• fragmentizer

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