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compartmentalise

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com⋅part⋅men⋅tal⋅ize

  [kuhm-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, kom-pahrt-]
Use compartmentalise in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to divide into categories or compartments.
Also, especially British, com⋅part⋅men⋅tal⋅ise.

Origin:
1920–25; compartmental + -ize

Related forms:
com⋅part⋅men⋅tal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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compartmentalise

verb
separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" [syn: compartmentalize] 
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