factionalize

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Etymology

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From factional +‎ -ize.

Verb

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

  1. To split into factions
    • 2009 January 20, Seth Mydans, Mark Mcdonald, “Novelist Given 3 Years for Insulting Thai King”, in New York Times[1]:
      He has no official political role, but he is a unifying force and peacemaker in a nation that has become increasingly factionalized and acrimonious.