Meanings
verbsplinterize (third-person singular simple present splinterizes, present participle splinterizing, simple past and past participle splinterized)
present singular third person splinterizes · participle present splinterizing · participle past splinterized · past splinterized
- figurativelytransitiveTo splinter; to break into smaller fragments or subgroups.
Origin
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APA
splinterize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splinterize
MLA
“splinterize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splinterize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splinterize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splinterize.
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