fragmentate

verb

frag·​men·​tate -ˌtāt 

-ed/-ing/-s

: to break into pieces especially explosively : fractionate, fragmentize

they were sure the master rods on the engines were all fragmentating

—David Beaty

permits the … artist to fragmentate a single small idea into a limitless string of daily episodes

—C. W. Morton

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from fragmentation

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Rhymes for fragmentate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• adsorbate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate