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Webster 1913 Edition
Sectionalize
Sec′tion-al-ize
,Verb.
T.
To divide according to geographical sections or local interests.
[U. S.]
The principal results of the struggle were to
sectionalize
parties. Nicolay & Hay (Life of Lincoln).
Definition 2024
sectionalize
sectionalize
English
Verb
sectionalize (third-person singular simple present sectionalizes, present participle sectionalizing, simple past and past participle sectionalized)
- (transitive) To divide into sections.
- John G. Nicolay and John Hay, Life of Lincoln
- On the whole, the principal results of the struggle were, to sectionalize parties more completely, ripen Southern sentiment towards secession, and combine wavering voters in the free-States in support of Republican doctrines.
- John G. Nicolay and John Hay, Life of Lincoln