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compartmentalize

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com⋅part⋅men⋅tal⋅ize

  [kuhm-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, kom-pahrt-]
Use compartmentalize 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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com·part·men·tal·ize   (kŏm'pärt-měn'tl-īz', kəm-pärt'-)   
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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