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compartmentalize

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compartmentalize verb
also British compartmentalise /kəmˌpɑɚtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz/
compartmentalizes; compartmentalized; compartmentalizing
compartmentalize
verb
also British compartmentalise /kəmˌpɑɚtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz/
compartmentalizes; compartmentalized; compartmentalizing
Britannica Dictionary definition of COMPARTMENTALIZE
[+ object] somewhat formal
: to separate (something) into sections or categories
: to separate (two or more things) from each other
: to put (something) in a place that is separate from other things

— compartmentalization

also British compartmentalisation /kəmˌpɑɚtˌmɛntələˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /kəmˌpɑːtˌmɛntəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]

— compartmentalized

adjective [more compartmentalized; most compartmentalized]