fragmentate

verb

Definition of fragmentatenext
as in to fragment

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fragmentate
  1. fragment
  2. segment
  3. quarter
  4. cut off
  5. partition
  6. break down
  7. pull
  8. dissect
Verb
  • Without senior-level ownership, AI initiatives risk becoming fragmented, under-supervised or misaligned with broader business priorities.
    — Jennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • However, the Taurids belong to a much larger complex of dust, rocks, comets and asteroids, possibly created when a much bigger object fragmented thousands of years ago.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of fragment
Verb
  • This is a great opportunity to segment and target donor audiences, particularly those making gifts close to or under $1,000.
    — Dale Bannon, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of segment
Verb
  • One of the animals had been fully skinned while the other had been quartered.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Which amendment prohibits quartering of troops in homes during peacetime?
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of quarter
Verb
  • The elliptical passage of time across the film’s broader structure also manifests more directly in how Tanaka shapes a scene, sometimes cutting off before the final word spoken.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The Cowboys will look to cut off the potential of a contagion being further passed around the locker room ahead of their Week 6 clash with the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night at Lambeau Field.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut off
Verb
  • Meta and OpenAI use virtual machines, which partition a server into several lighter virtual computers, so one server can support scores of users.
    — Kif Leswing,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Recent history recalls plans to partition Iraq into ethnic substates.
    — David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
Definition of partition
Verb
  • Kering, parent of Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Brioni, McQueen and several jewelry houses, no longer breaks down revenues by brand except for Gucci, but noted that Saint Laurent returned to growth in the first half of 2026.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Fiber, fat, and protein slow down your digestion, so as your body breaks down carbs, glucose is released more gradually into the bloodstream.
    — Trista Chan, HEALTH, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of break down
Verb
  • Including company inventories, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser estimated this week that more than 1 billion barrels have been pulled from stockpiles worldwide.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
  • So strong was the Chicks’ commercial pull that their 2002 album Home—a trend-averse acoustic bluegrass album essentially recorded in secret—became a gargantuan hit, with two of its songs reaching the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of pull
Verb
  • In a conversation with THR, Sloyan dissects playing Margaret, the character’s dark path, surprise reveal, her demise and her pitch for a Margaret prequel.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
  • On his podcast and YouTube series, Justin Hawkins Rides Again, the Darkness frontperson has dissected Greta Van Fleet more than once, offering both positive and negative commentary.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissect
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

fragmentary
fragmentate
fragmentated
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Fragmentate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentate. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of deportment

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

The Words of the Week - Oct. 9
See More

Popular

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
a cup of tea and a golf ball on tee side by side
Quiz: Sounds Like... Choose the word that sounds like it fits the clue...
See All