decompartmentalize

English

Etymology

de- +‎ compartmentalize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌkɒmpɑː(ɹ)tˈmɛntəlaɪz/

Verb

decompartmentalize (third-person singular simple present decompartmentalizes, present participle decompartmentalizing, simple past and past participle decompartmentalized)

1. (transitive) To restore from a compartmentalized state; to merge back together from a set of categories.

Synonyms

• decategorize