compartmentalize

com·part·men·tal·ize

verb \kəm-ˌpärt-ˈmen-tə-ˌlīz, ˌkäm-\

com·part·men·tal·izedcom·part·men·tal·iz·ing

Definition of COMPARTMENTALIZE

transitive verb

: to separate into isolated compartments or categories

— com·part·men·tal·i·za·tion \-ˌmen-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

Examples of COMPARTMENTALIZE

1. He compartmentalizes his life by keeping his job and his personal life separate.
2. The company has compartmentalized its services.

First Known Use of COMPARTMENTALIZE

1925

Related to COMPARTMENTALIZE

Synonyms: assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, compartment, classify, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type

Related Words: array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize; alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer; pigeonhole, shelve; identify, recognize; cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow; clump, cluster, colligate; recategorize, reclassify, regroup; subcategorize

Near Antonyms: confuse, disarrange, jumble, lump, mix (up), scramble; misclassify, missort, mistype

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Rhymes with COMPARTMENTALIZE

Americanize, apotheosize, colonialize, conceptualize, consolation prize, contextualize, decriminalize, delegitimize, demilitarize, denaturalize, departmentalize, depoliticize, desexualize, epigrammatize, etymologize, Europeanize, exteriorize, ideologize, individualize, industrialize, internationalize, legitimatize, materialize, memorialize, miniaturize, politicalize, private enterprise, professionalize, psychoanalyze, revolutionize, self-actualize, sensationalize, sentimentalize, spiritualize, underutilize, universalize