fragmentate

verb

Definition of fragmentatenext
as in to fragment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmentate
  1. fragment
  2. segment
  3. quarter
  4. cut off
  5. partition
  6. break down
  7. pull
  8. dissect
Verb
  • Farming has fragmented their rolling grassland habitat, and feeding on cattle carcasses puts them at risk of disease.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • At the same time, forests are increasingly fragmented, less actively managed, and under siege from invasive pests like the emerald ash borer and diseases like sudden oak death.
    Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of fragment
Verb
  • An accounting office could segment Wi-Fi users by business versus individual clients, automatically sharing different tax planning resources with each group.
    Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Hauenstein said Delta is looking for new ways to segment its cabins after the carrier — and rivals — spent years breaking coach class into options like premium economy, extra-legroom seats and basic economy.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of segment
Verb
  • Black women were quartered separately, on the second floor of the gatehouse.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Two hundred years ago, San Antonio quartered off its west side for Mexican Americans, who were legally barred from buying property elsewhere.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of quarter
Verb
  • The deal permitted it to keep doing business with Medicare, despite a law mandating that criminal pharma firms be cut off.
    Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione had cut off contact with family and friends for six months prior to the killing, and his mother filed a missing person report with the San Francisco Police Department in November.
    Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut off
Verb
  • The first step is to partition the chip into high-level functional blocks, such as CPU cores, memory blocks, and so on.
    Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Step 4 of the Install Ubuntu tutorial below will offer to partition your hard drive.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Apr. 2013
Definition of partition
Verb
  • For neat cubes, first cut the squash into ½-inch slices, then break down each slice in cubes.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Here, The Athletic breaks down a day of madness both during and after the game and examines what Wolves fans are thinking.
    Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of break down
Verb
  • Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 Feb. 2023
Definition of pull
Verb
  • To get robots to perform even relatively simple tasks, such as tying shoelaces, requires the labors of scientists who have dissected every step in the operation; trainers must then employ tedious repetition to program these steps.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Or that Baker Mayfield surgically dissected their defense with four touchdown passes.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of dissect
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fragmentary

fragmentate

fragmentated

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