SECTIONALISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sectionalise mean? 

• SECTIONALISE (verb)
  The verb SECTIONALISE has 1 sense:

1. divide into sections, especially into geographic sections

  Familiarity information: SECTIONALISE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SECTIONALISE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Divide into sections, especially into geographic sections

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

sectionalise; sectionalize

Context example:

sectionalize a country

Hypernyms (to "sectionalise" is one way to...):

carve up; dissever; divide; separate; split; split up (separate into parts or portions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

sectionalisation (the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart)