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com⋅part⋅men⋅tal⋅ize
[kuh
m-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, kom-pahrt-] 
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
| to divide into categories or compartments. |
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| com·part·men·tal·ize
(kŏm'pärt-měn'tl-īz', kəm-pärt'-) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. com·part·men·tal·ized, com·part·men·tal·iz·ing, com·part·men·tal·iz·es To separate into distinct parts, categories, or compartments: "You learn . . . even the ability to compartmentalize ethics" (Ellen Goodman). com'part·men'tal·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n. |
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| compartmentalization | |
noun | |
| 1. | a mild state of dissociation |
| 2. | the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type [syn: categorization] |
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Main Entry: com·part·men·tal·iza·tion
Variant: or British com·part·men·tal·isa·tion /k&m-"pärt-"ment-&l-&-'zA-sh&n/
Function: noun
: isolation or splitting off of part of the personality or mind with lack ofcommunication and consistency between the parts —com·part·men·tal·ize or British com·part·men·tal·ise/-'ment-&l-"Iz/ transitive verb -ized or British -ised; -iz·ing or British -is·ing
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