BALKANISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Divide a territory into small, hostile states

Synonyms:

Balkanise; Balkanize

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "Balkanise" is one way to...):

carve up; dissever; divide; separate; split; split up (separate into parts or portions)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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