compartmentalize
[ kuh m-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, kom-pahrt- ]
/ kəm pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌkɒm pɑrt- /
verb (used with object), com·part·men·tal·ized, com·part·men·tal·iz·ing.
to divide into categories or compartments.
Also
especially British,
com·part·men·tal·ise.
Origin of compartmentalize
First recorded in 1920–25;
compartmental +
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM compartmentalize
com·part·men·tal·i·za·tion, noun de·com·part·men·tal·i·za·tion, noun de·com·part·men·tal·ize, verb (used with object), de·com·part·men·tal·ized, de·com·part·men·tal·iz·ing.Words nearby compartmentalize
comparsa,
compart,
compartimento,
compartment,
compartmental,
compartmentalize,
compartmentation,
compass,
compass card,
compass course,
compass deviation
British Dictionary definitions for compartmentalization
compartmentalize
compartmentalise
/ (ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(usually tr)
to put or divide into (compartments, categories, etc), esp to an excessive degree