fragmentalize

transitive verb

frag·​men·​tal·​ize

fragˈmentᵊlˌīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: fragmentize

his rapid oscillations of style and plot … fragmentalize the American myth and destroy the cohesiveness of the allegory

—Harvey Swados

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