departmentalize

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verb

de·​part·​men·​tal·​ize di-ˌpärt-ˈmen-tə-ˌlīz 

ˌdē-

departmentalized; departmentalizing

transitive verb

: to divide into departments

departmentalization

di-ˌpärt-ˌmen-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌdē-

noun

departmentalization

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noun

de·​part·​men·​tal·​i·​za·​tion

(ˌ)dēˌ-, 

-ˌīˈz-

plural -s

: the process of departmentalizing or of being departmentalized

the importance of departmentalization of your store cannot be overemphasized

—Jewelers' Circular-Keystone

breaks away form the departmentalization of knowledge

—School & Society

Examples of departmentalize in a Sentence

Verb

The organization is highly departmentalized.

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for departmentalize

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• memorialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize