"compartmentalize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /kɒmpɑː(ɹ)tˈmɛnt(ə)laɪz/ [UK], /kəmˌpɑɹtˈmɛntəlˌaɪz/ [US], /kəmpɑɹtˈmɛntl̩ˌaɪz/ [US] Forms: compartmentalizes [present, singular, third-person], compartmentalizing [participle, present], compartmentalized [participle, past], compartmentalized [past]
Etymology: compartmental + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|compartmental|ize}} compartmental + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} compartmentalize (third-person singular simple present compartmentalizes, present participle compartmentalizing, simple past and past participle compartmentalized)
  1. (transitive) To separate something into different categories, or compartments. Tags: transitive Synonyms: compartmentalise Derived forms: compartmentalization Translations (separate into different categories): 劃分 (Chinese Mandarin), 划分 (huàfēn) (Chinese Mandarin), osastoida (Finnish), jaotella (Finnish), dzielić [imperfective] (Polish), podzielić [perfective] (Polish), szufladkować [imperfective] (Polish), compartimenta (Romanian)

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