The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sectionalize
Sectionalize \Sec"tion*al*ize\, v. t. To divide according to geographical sections or local interests. [U. S.]
The principal results of the struggle were to
sectionalize parties.
--Nicolay &
Hay (Life of
Lincoln).
Wiktionary
sectionalize
vb. (context transitive English) To divide into sections.
WordNet
sectionalize
v. divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country" [syn: sectionalise]
Usage examples of "sectionalize".
The sectionalized barrel terminated in a long cylinder, reminiscent of an oversized sound suppressor made of a crystalline substance.