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frag·men·tize

 (frăg′mən-tīz′)
tr. & intr.v. frag·men·tized, frag·men·tiz·ing, frag·men·tiz·es
To break or become broken into fragments.
frag′men·tiz′er n.
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fragmentize

,

fragmentise

or

fragmentate

vb (tr)
to break into pieces
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frag•ment•ize

(ˈfræg mənˌtaɪz)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.
1. to break into fragments.
v.i.
2. to fall into fragments.
[1805–15]
frag`ment•i•za′tion, n.
frag′ment•iz`er, n.
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fragmentize


Past participle: fragmentized
Gerund: fragmentizing

Imperative
fragmentize
fragmentize
Present
I fragmentize
you fragmentize
he/she/it fragmentizes
we fragmentize
you fragmentize
they fragmentize
Preterite
I fragmentized
you fragmentized
he/she/it fragmentized
we fragmentized
you fragmentized
they fragmentized
Present Continuous
I am fragmentizing
you are fragmentizing
he/she/it is fragmentizing
we are fragmentizing
you are fragmentizing
they are fragmentizing
Present Perfect
I have fragmentized
you have fragmentized
he/she/it has fragmentized
we have fragmentized
you have fragmentized
they have fragmentized
Past Continuous
I was fragmentizing
you were fragmentizing
he/she/it was fragmentizing
we were fragmentizing
you were fragmentizing
they were fragmentizing
Past Perfect
I had fragmentized
you had fragmentized
he/she/it had fragmentized
we had fragmentized
you had fragmentized
they had fragmentized
Future
I will fragmentize
you will fragmentize
he/she/it will fragmentize
we will fragmentize
you will fragmentize
they will fragmentize
Future Perfect
I will have fragmentized
you will have fragmentized
he/she/it will have fragmentized
we will have fragmentized
you will have fragmentized
they will have fragmentized
Future Continuous
I will be fragmentizing
you will be fragmentizing
he/she/it will be fragmentizing
we will be fragmentizing
you will be fragmentizing
they will be fragmentizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fragmentizing
you have been fragmentizing
he/she/it has been fragmentizing
we have been fragmentizing
you have been fragmentizing
they have been fragmentizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fragmentizing
you will have been fragmentizing
he/she/it will have been fragmentizing
we will have been fragmentizing
you will have been fragmentizing
they will have been fragmentizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fragmentizing
you had been fragmentizing
he/she/it had been fragmentizing
we had been fragmentizing
you had been fragmentizing
they had been fragmentizing
Conditional
I would fragmentize
you would fragmentize
he/she/it would fragmentize
we would fragmentize
you would fragmentize
they would fragmentize
Past Conditional
I would have fragmentized
you would have fragmentized
he/she/it would have fragmentized
we would have fragmentized
you would have fragmentized
they would have fragmentized
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.fragmentize - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
fragment, fragmentise, break up
atomise, atomize - break up into small particles; "the fine powder had been atomized by air"
comminute, bray, mash, crunch, grind - reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
pound - break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
come apart, break, split up, fall apart, separate - become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
sunder - break apart or in two, using violence
sliver, splinter - break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"
rag - break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore"
crumb - break into crumbs
brecciate - break into breccia; "brecciate rock"
crush - break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
grind, grate - make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"
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fragmentize

verb
To reduce or become reduced to pieces or components:
break down, break up, crumble, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment.
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