segmentize

transitive verb

seg·​ment·​ize

ˈsegmən‧ˌtīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: segmentalize

segmentize production into unit tasks

—Jackson Martindell

sectarian programs segmentize the community

—H. J. Whiting

has been so segmentized that he has lost the concept of life as a basic unity

—Harry Schacter

Word History

Etymology

segment entry 1 + -ize

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