BALKANIZES Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word balkanizes. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BALKANIZES
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| disintegrates | verbv | |||||||
verb • break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity • cause to undergo fission or lose particles • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current | ||||||||
| divides | verbv | |||||||
noun • a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) • a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems verb • separate into parts or portions • perform a division • act as a barrier between; stand between • move or break apart • make a division or separation • force, take, or pull apart | ||||||||
| fragments | nounn | |||||||
noun • a piece broken off or cut off of something else • a broken piece of a brittle artifact • an incomplete piece verb • break or cause to break into pieces | ||||||||
| partitions | nounn | |||||||
noun • a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) • (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit • (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart verb • divide into parts, pieces, or sections • separate or apportion into sections | ||||||||
| segregates | verbv | |||||||
noun • someone who is or has been segregated verb • separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation • divide from the main body or mass and collect • separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others | ||||||||
| separates | verbv | |||||||
adjective • independent; not united or joint noun • a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication • a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments adjective satellite • standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything • separated according to race, sex, class, or religion • have the connection undone; having become separate verb • act as a barrier between; stand between • force, take, or pull apart • mark as different • separate into parts or portions • divide into components or constituents • arrange or order by classes or categories • make a division or separation • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • go one's own way; move apart • become separated into pieces or fragments • treat differently on the basis of sex or race • move or break apart • divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | ||||||||
| severs | verbv | |||||||
verb • set or keep apart • cut off from a whole | ||||||||
| splits | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) • an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea • a bottle containing half the usual amount • a promised or claimed share of loot or money • a lengthwise crack in wood • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart • a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts • (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl • an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity • the act of rending or ripping or splitting something • division of a group into opposing factions adjective satellite • having been divided; having the unity destroyed • (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain verb • separate into parts or portions • separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • go one's own way; move apart • come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure | ||||||||
