Factionate
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 Synonym of factionalize.
"However, the Council immediately began to factionate."
Adjective
- 1 Showing great loyalty to one's faction; tribal.
"They have gained this reputation by being intensely rivalrous and obsessively factionate, however, so the impression that the "placing" litany of questions is primarily incorporative in its intent is, I think, largely erroneous."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"However, the Council immediately began to factionate."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From faction + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Etymology 2
From faction + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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