compartmentalize (redirected from compartmentalises)

com·part·men·tal·ize  (kmpärt-mntl-z, km-pärt-)

tr.v. com·part·men·tal·ized, com·part·men·tal·iz·ing, com·part·men·tal·iz·es

To separate into distinct parts, categories, or compartments: "You learn . . . even the ability to compartmentalize ethics" (Ellen Goodman).

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compart·mental·i·zation (--zshn) n.

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compartmentalize, compartmentalise [ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛnt^əˌlaɪz]

vb

(usually tr) to put or divide into (compartments, categories, etc.), esp to an excessive degree

compartmentalization , compartmentalisation n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

compartmentalize - separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" compartmentalise, cut up disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

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compartmentalize compartmentalise

verb categorize or categorise, classify, pigeonhole, sectionalize or sectionalise It is impossible for people to fully compartmentalize their lives.

Translations

compartmentalize [ˌkɒmpaːtˈmentəlaɪz] VT → dividir en categorías (pej) → aislar en compartimientos estancos, compartimentar

compartmentalize [ˌkɒmpɑː^rtˈmɛntəlaɪz] vt → compartimenter, cloisonner

compartmentalize

vt → aufsplittern

compartmentalize [ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz] vt → dividere in compartimenti

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compartmentalize [ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz] vt → dividere in compartimenti