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departmentalize

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de⋅part⋅men⋅tal⋅ize

[di-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, dee-pahrt-]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to divide into departments.
Also, especially British, de⋅part⋅men⋅tal⋅ise.


Origin:
1895–1900; departmental + -ize


de⋅part⋅men⋅tal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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de·part·men·tal·ize   (dē'pärt-měn'tl-īz')   
tr.v.   de·part·men·tal·ized, de·part·men·tal·iz·ing, de·part·men·tal·iz·es
To organize into departments.
de'part·men'tal·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
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