Meanings
present singular third person sectionalizes · participle present sectionalizing · participle past sectionalized · past sectionalized
- transitiveTo divide into sections.
1886-90, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History On the whole, the principal results of the struggle were, to sectionalize parties more completely, ripen Southern sentiment towards secession, and combine wavering voters in the free-States in support of Republican doctrines.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbdivide into sections, especially into geographic sections
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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sectionalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sectionalize
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