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factionalizing

factionalizing is the present participle and gerund of factionalize.

Meaning of factionalize

Verb

factionalize (third-person singular simple present factionalizes, present participle factionalizing, simple past and past participle factionalized)

  1. To split into factions
    • He has no official political role, but he is a unifying force and peacemaker in a nation that has become increasingly factionalized and acrimonious.2009 January 20, Seth Mydans, Mark Mcdonald, “Novelist Given 3 Years for Insulting Thai King”, in New York Times

Questions about factionalizing

What is factionalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Factionalizing is the present participle and gerund of factionalize.

Words near factionalizing in the dictionary

  1. factionalize
  2. factionalized
  3. factionalizer
  4. factionalizers
  5. factionalizes
  6. factionalizing
  7. factionally
  8. factionaries
  9. factionary
  10. factionate
  11. factionated

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