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compartmentalize

[kuhm-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, kom-pahrt-]

com·part·men·tal·ize

[kuhm-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, kom-pahrt-]
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

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), -ized, -iz·ing.
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Compartmentalize has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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compartmentalize or compartmentalise (ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz)
 
vb
(usually tr) to put or divide into (compartments, categories, etc), esp to an excessive degree
 
compartmentalise or compartmentalise
 
vb
 
compartmentali'zation or compartmentalise
 
n
 
compartmentali'sation or compartmentalise
 
n

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