compartmentalize
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
compartmental + -ize.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /kɒmpɑː(ɹ)tˈmɛnt(ə)laɪz/
- (US) IPA(key): /kəmˌpɑɹtˈmɛntəlˌaɪz/, /kəmpɑɹtˈmɛntl̩ˌaɪz/
- Hyphenation: com‧part‧men‧tal‧ize
Verb[edit]
compartmentalize (third-person singular simple present compartmentalizes, present participle compartmentalizing, simple past and past participle compartmentalized)
- (transitive) To separate something into different categories, or compartments.