compartmentalize
verb
com·part·men·tal·ize
kəm-ˌpärt-ˈmen-tə-ˌlīz 
ˌkäm-
compartmentalized; compartmentalizing
: to separate into isolated compartments or categories
Examples of compartmentalize in a Sentence
He compartmentalizes his life by keeping his job and his personal life separate.
The company has compartmentalized its services.
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Swift knows the show must go on and will compartmentalize her emotions for the next 3½ hours of her marathon concert.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Failure to compartmentalize is often how criminals get caught or how information that was meant to stay secret gets exposed.
—Jp Aumasson, Wired News, 29 Nov. 2025
Two ways of compartmentalizing an NBA schedule: The Nuggets recently started a grueling month-long stretch of travel.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2025
But a different kind of compartmentalizing going on, yeah.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Failure to compartmentalize is often how criminals get caught or how information that was meant to stay secret gets exposed.
—Jp Aumasson, Wired News, 29 Nov. 2025
Two ways of compartmentalizing an NBA schedule: The Nuggets recently started a grueling month-long stretch of travel.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2025
But a different kind of compartmentalizing going on, yeah.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compartmentalize
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“Compartmentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compartmentalize. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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