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compartmentalize
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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).
compart·mental·i·zation (--zshn) n.
compartmentalize, compartmentalise [ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz]
vb
(usually tr) to put or divide into (compartments, categories, etc.), esp to an excessive degree
compartmentalization , compartmentalisation n
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Verb1.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"
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 [ˌkɒmpɑːrtˈmɛntəlaɪz] vt → compartimenter, cloisonner
compartmentalize
vt → aufsplittern
compartmentalize [ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz] vt → dividere in compartimenti
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