fragment: Meaning and Definition of

frag•ment

1. a part broken off or detached: scattered fragments of the broken vase.
2. an isolated, unfinished, or incomplete part: She played a fragment of her latest composition.
3. an odd piece, bit, or scrap.

1. to collapse or break into fragments; disintegrate: The chair fragmented under his weight.

1. to break (something) into pieces or fragments; cause to disintegrate: Outside influences soon fragmented the Mayan culture.
2. to divide into fragments; disunify.