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SECTIONALIZE
sectionalize, sectionalise
(verb) divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; “sectionalize a country”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
sectionalize (third-person singular simple present sectionalizes, present participle sectionalizing, simple past and past participle sectionalized)
(transitive) To divide into sections.
Source: Wiktionary
Sec"tion*al*ize, v. t.
Definition: To divide according to gepgraphical sections or local interests. [U. S.] The principal results of the struggle were to sectionalize parties. Nicilay & Hay (Life of Lincoln).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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