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compartmentalize
verb com·part·men·tal·ize \kəm-ˌpärt-ˈmen-tə-ˌlīz, ˌkäm-\
: to separate (something) into sections or categories
: to separate (two or more things) from each other
: to put (something) in a place that is separate from other things
com·part·men·tal·izedcom·part·men·tal·iz·ing
Full Definition of COMPARTMENTALIZE
transitive verb
: to separate into isolated compartments or categories
— com·part·men·tal·i·za·tion \-ˌmen-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
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First Known Use of COMPARTMENTALIZE
1925
Related to COMPARTMENTALIZE
- Synonyms
- assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, compartment, classify, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
Rhymes with COMPARTMENTALIZE
Americanize, apotheosize, colonialize, conceptualize, consolation prize, contextualize, decriminalize, delegitimize, demilitarize, denaturalize, departmentalize, depoliticize, desexualize, epigrammatize, etymologize, Europeanize, exteriorize, ideologize, individualize, industrialize, internationalize, legitimatize, materialize, memorialize, miniaturize, politicalize, private enterprise, professionalize, psychoanalyze, revolutionize, self-actualize, sensationalize, sentimentalize, spiritualize, underutilize, universalize
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