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Fragmentize vs Shred - What's the difference?

fragmentize | shred |

As verbs the difference between fragmentize and shred

is that fragmentize is (label) to break, cut, or otherwise separate (something) into fragments while shred is to cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.

As a noun shred is

a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.

fragmentize

English

Alternative forms

* fragmentise

Verb

  • (label) To break, cut, or otherwise separate (something) into fragments.
  • * 1848 Dec., "The Manhood of Christ," The Christian Review , no. 52, p. 496 (Google preview):
  • [I]t was against fragmentizing the human soul that he was prepared to protest with the whole force of his life.
  • * 1991 Oct. 23, Sandra Blakeslee, " Using Laser, Researchers Test New Way to Correct Myopia," New York Times (retrieved 6 June 2014):
  • In experimental surgery, a cool laser produces shock waves that fragmentize part of the cornea.
  • (label) To fall into or become separated into fragments.
  • * 2006 , and Brian Belton, British Baseball and the West Ham Club , ISBN 9780786425945, p. 6 (Google preview):
  • [T]he sport has been subject to varying levels of interest. During low points the chronicle fragmentizes as the continuity of enthusiasm becomes disrupted.

    Synonyms

    * fragment (verb)

    Derived terms

    * fragmentization * fragmentizer

    References

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    shred

    English

    (wikipedia shred)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • shreds of tanned leather
  • In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle; a very small amount.
  • There isn't a shred of evidence to support his claims.
    (Shakespeare)

    Synonyms

    * See also .

    Verb

  • To cut or tear into narrow and long pieces or strips.
  • (Chaucer)
  • *
  • (obsolete) To lop; to prune; to trim.
  • (snowboarding) To ride aggressively.
  • (bodybuilding) To drop fat and water weight before a competition.
  • (music, slang) To play very fast (especially guitar solos in rock and metal genres).
  • Derived terms

    * shredder

    References

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