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Synonyms & Antonyms of compartmentalize
to arrange or assign according to type
- we shouldn't compartmentalize the students into such restrictive categories as scholar and athlete, which are not mutually exclusive
Synonyms for compartmentalize
- assort,
- break down,
- categorize,
- class,
- classify,
- codify,
- compartment,
- digest,
- distinguish,
- distribute,
- grade,
- group,
- peg,
- place,
- range,
- rank,
- relegate,
- separate,
- sort,
- type
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The first known use of compartmentalize was in 1925
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