FRACTIONALIZE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

fractionalize

verb

Definition of fractionalize

as in to fractionate

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Recent Examples of fractionalize The trend toward fractional trading also comes at a time when stock splits—when companies with high share prices fractionalize shares to more affordable levels—have fallen out of favor (Apple is one outlier, having split its stock several times). — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 2 June 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionalize

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Interlune’s system cools the gas down to near absolute zero, using cryogenic distillation to fractionate the two isotopes.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
The researchers used a single high radiation dose, whereas human treatments are usually fractionated – that is, given in smaller doses over time.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2025

Definition of fractionate

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Was the discursive thread accidental, or emblematic of the two poles the AI industry is now bifurcated between?

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
London said the rental market is bifurcated, with older apartment complexes generally fuller than newer ones.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Definition of bifurcate

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How to travel with a lot of makeup Kasey Spickard, a celebrity makeup artist based in New York City, says his biggest tip is to subdivide when traveling with a lot of makeup.

— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2026
The developers plan to subdivide the land into 25 lots for 20 market rate homes and five homes to be reserved as affordable for lower-income residents.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 July 2026

Definition of subdivide

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Graduate students on Rochman’s team are dissecting fish and finding that manmade bits ingested by some of their catch passed from stomachs into filets.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Who better to help dissect the impasse than someone who was actively involved in NBA front-office negotiations for a living?

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissect

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An Audience Simulation Agent can segment audiences and simulate how individual groups could react to a message before its release.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
The results will help segment POTS patients into more granular cohorts based on the source of their symptoms, rather than lumping them all together as Simo says the medical industry often does today.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of segment

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Recent history recalls plans to partition Iraq into ethnic substates.

— David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
In August 1947 the Indian subcontinent achieved independence from British rule but was simultaneously partitioned into the separate countries India and Pakistan.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026