factionalize

English

Alternative forms

factionalise (mostly UK)

Etymology

Verb

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

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

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