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 or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to put into categories or sections

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Verb

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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"