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    factionalize
    /ˈfakʃənəlʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. (especially of a political party or other organized group) split or divide into factions: "there was a tendency for students to factionalize"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › factionalizeFactionalize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : to split into factions. Word History. Etymology. factional + -ize. First Known Use. 1888, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of factionalize was in 1888. See more words from the same year. Love words?

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › factionalizeFactionalize - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jun 21, 2024 · the "faction" family. cause to split into dissenting groups, especially in politics.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFACTIONALIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (ˈfækʃənəlˌaɪz ) verb transitive, verb intransitive Word forms: ˈfactionalˌized or ˈfactionalˌizing. to divide into factions. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. factionalization (ˌfactionaliˈzation) noun. Examples of 'factionalize' in a sentence.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › factionalizeFACTIONALIZE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Factionalize definition: to split or divide into factions. . See examples of FACTIONALIZE used in a sentence.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › factionalizeFactionalize - definition of factionalize by The Free Dictionary

    fac·tion·al·ize. (făk′shə-nə-līz′) tr.v. fac·tion·al·ized, fac·tion·al·iz·ing, fac·tion·al·iz·es. To split (a group, for example) into disputatious factions. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › factionalizeFactionalize Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Factionalize definition: To split (a group, for example) into disputatious factions.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › factionalizefactionalize - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    factionalize (third-person singular simple present factionalizes, present participle factionalizing, simple past and past participle factionalized) To split into factions

  9. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.ukfactionalize - definition of factionalize in English from the...

    Definition of factionalize in English:. cite. factionalize

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › factionalize_vfactionalize, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb factionalize. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFACTIONALISM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a situation in which a group forms within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group: Factionalism was tearing the party and the country apart. We want to rid the movement of factionalism. See. faction. Fewer examples. The country could collapse into factionalism and civil war.