verb
- to make sectarian; to divide along religious or ideological lines
Usage: rare; formal
Examples
- The political crisis threatened to sectarianize the entire community.
- Leaders warned against efforts to sectarianize the educational system.
- The conflict began to sectarianize what had been a unified movement.
- Religious extremists sought to sectarianize the peaceful neighborhood.
- The media coverage seemed designed to sectarianize public opinion.
- Historians debate whether economic factors helped sectarianize the region.