fragmentize

verb

1. (transitive)To break, cut, or otherwise separate (something) into fragments.

   “[I]t was against fragmentizing the human soul that he was prepared to protest with the whole force of his life.”

   “In experimental surgery, a cool laser produces shock waves that fragmentize part of the cornea.”

2. (intransitive)To fall into or become separated into fragments.

   “[T]he sport has been subject to varying levels of interest. During low points the chronicle fragmentizes as the continuity of enthusiasm becomes disrupted.”