departmentalize
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de·part·men·tal·ize

transitive verb \di-ˌpärt-ˈmen-tə-ˌlīz, ˌdē-\
de·part·men·tal·izedde·part·men·tal·iz·ing

Definition of DEPARTMENTALIZE

: to divide into departments
de·part·men·tal·i·za·tion \-ˌmen-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

Examples of DEPARTMENTALIZE

  1. The organization is highly departmentalized.

First Known Use of DEPARTMENTALIZE

circa 1895

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