se ‧ ri ‧ al ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also serialise British English ) /ˈsɪəriəlaɪz $ ˈsɪr-/ verb [transitive often passive]
to print or broadcast a story in several separate parts:
His book was serialized in The New Yorker.
—serialization /ˌsɪəriəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ ˌsɪriələ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]