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verb
To break, cut, or otherwise separate (something) into fragments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To fall into or become separated into fragments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
break or cause to break into pieces
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: break up, fragment, fragmentise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart
Narrower terms: atomize, atomise, grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute, pound, sunder, splinter, sliver, rag, crumb, brecciate, crush, grate
History
From fragment + -ize.
