fragmentate
fragmentate verb: to fragment (break into fragments).
Verb
fragmentate (third-person singular simple present fragmentates, present participle fragmentating, simple past and past participle fragmentated)
- To fragment (break into fragments)
- …if you've got any type of bone structure, the round would fragmentate and explode…2006, Robert Clayton Buick, Food for the Jackals, page 23
- After you have determined by experience or trial the number of tons of stone one pound of a certain grade or strength of explosive will properly shoot or fragmentate, it then is a matter in bank shooting of locating your drill or bore holes…1927, H. W. Munday, Pit and Quarry Hand Book: Useful and Practical Information for the Sand, Gravel, Stone, Cement, Gypsum, and Lime Industries, Complete Service Publishing Company, page 37
- Synonyms:
- fragment
Synonyms of fragmentate
Forms of fragmentate
| third-person singular present | fragmentates |
|---|---|
| present participle | fragmentating |
| past participle | fragmentated |
| past | fragmentated |
Origin of fragmentate
Back formation from fragmentation.
Questions about fragmentate
- What does fragmentate mean?
- Fragmentate means to fragment (break into fragments).
- What part of speech is fragmentate?
- Fragmentate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of fragmentate?
- The past tense of fragmentate is fragmentated.
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