factionalize

English

Alternative forms

• factionalise (mostly UK)

Etymology

From factional +‎ -ize.

Verb

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

1. To split into factions
   • 2009 January 20, Seth Mydans, Mark Mcdonald, “Novelist Given 3 Years for Insulting Thai King”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     He has no official political role, but he is a unifying force and peacemaker in a nation that has become increasingly factionalized and acrimonious.