Meanings
verbfactionalize (third-person singular simple present factionalizes, present participle factionalizing, simple past and past participle factionalized)
present singular third person factionalizes · participle present factionalizing · participle past factionalized · past factionalized · alternative factionalise
- To split into factions.
He has no official political role, but he is a unifying force and peacemaker in a nation that has become increasingly factionalized and acrimonious.
2009 January 20, Seth Mydans, Mark Mcdonald, “Novelist Given 3 Years for Insulting Thai King”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Englishfaction
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishfactional
- Englishfactionalize
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APA
factionalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factionalize
MLA
“factionalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factionalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “factionalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factionalize.
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