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sectioning

/ˈsɛkʃənɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To cut, divide or separate into pieces.

Examples :

"The butcher is sectioning the beef into smaller cuts for easier sale. "
part action process
verb
To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.

Examples :

"After displaying increasingly erratic and self-harming behavior, the family made the difficult decision to pursue sectioning him in order to get him the mental health treatment he desperately needed. "
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Related Words

Illustration regarding

regarding verb

/ɹɪˈɡɑːdɪŋ/ /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/

To look at; to observe.

"She regarded us warily."

Illustration sectioned

sectioned verb

/ˈsɛkʃənd/ /sɛkʃənd/

To cut, divide or separate into pieces.

"The baker sectioned the large pie into eight equal slices so everyone could have a piece. "

Illustration microscope

microscope noun

/ˈmaɪkɹəˌskəʊp/ /ˈmaɪkɹəˌskoʊp/

An optical instrument used for observing small objects.

"The student used a microscope to see the tiny cells in the plant leaf. "

Illustration displaying

displaying verb

/dɪsˈpleɪ.ɪŋ/

To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.

"The store was displaying new winter coats in the window. "

Illustration technician

technician noun

/tekˈnɪʃən/

A person who studies or practises technology.

"The computer technician fixed the broken printer in the school library. "

Illustration desperately

desperately adverb

/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹətli/

In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.

"The student desperately craved a good grade, working late into the night, neglecting his health. "

Illustration bookshelves

bookshelves noun

/ˈbʊkʃɛlvz/ /ˈbʊkʃɛlz/

A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.

"The bookshelves in the library were filled with many different kinds of books. "

Illustration treatment

treatment noun

/ˈtɹiːtmənt/

The process or manner of treating someone or something.

"He still has nightmares resulting from the treatment he received from his captors."

Illustration explained

explained verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnd/

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

Illustration necessary

necessary noun

/ˈnɛsəsɹɪ/ /ˈnɛsəˌsɛɹi/

(usually with the definite article) A place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.

"The school's new addition includes a modern necessary. "

Illustration increasingly

increasingly adverb

/ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/ /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/

Increasing in amount or intensity

"The dog's barking became increasingly louder throughout the night. "

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "