segmentalize

transitive verb

seg·​men·​tal·​ize

segˈmentᵊlˌīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to divide or separate into segments

our larger segmentalized and confused mass society

—Kimball Young

introduces experimentally the concept of wholes in place of segmentalized thinking and acting

—H. A. Dobbs

Word History

Etymology

segmental + -ize

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