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    BALKANIZE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they balkanize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it balkanizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: balkanized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: balkanized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: balkanizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Divide a territory into small, hostile statesplay

    Synonyms:

    Balkanise; Balkanize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "Balkanize" 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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