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factionalize

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fac⋅tion⋅al⋅ize

  [fak-shuh-nl-ahyz]
Use factionalize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to split or divide into factions.
Also, especially British, fac⋅tion⋅al⋅ise.
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fac·tion·al·ize   (fāk'shə-nə-līz')   
tr.v.   fac·tion·al·ized, fac·tion·al·iz·ing, fac·tion·al·iz·es
To split (a group, for example) into disputatious factions: "Once a faculty is factionalized, of course, the process of appointments becomes partly a competition for allies" (Calvin Trillin).
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