departmentalize

[ dih-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, dee-pahrt- ]
/ dɪ pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌdi pɑrt- /

verb (used with object), de·part·men·tal·ized, de·part·men·tal·iz·ing.

to divide into departments.
Also especially British, de·part·men·tal·ise.

Origin of departmentalize

First recorded in 1895–1900; departmental + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM departmentalize

de·part·men·tal·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby departmentalize

department of transportation, department of veterans affairs, department store, departmental store, departmentalism, departmentalize, departure, depasture, depauperate, depend, dependable

British Dictionary definitions for departmentalization

departmentalize

departmentalise

/ (ˌdiːpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to organize into departments, esp excessively

Derived forms of departmentalize

departmentalization or departmentalisation, noun