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compartmentalize

com·part·men·tal·ize
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh m-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, kom-pahrt-]
    • /kəm pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌkɒm pɑrt-/
    • /ˌkɒm.pɑːtˈmen.təl.aɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, kom-pahrt-]
    • /kəm pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌkɒm pɑrt-/

Definitions of compartmentalize word

  • verb compartmentalize To compartmentalize something means to divide it into separate sections. 3
  • verb compartmentalize to put or divide into (compartments, categories, etc), esp to an excessive degree 3
  • verb transitive compartmentalize to put or separate into detached compartments, divisions, or categories 3
  • verb with object compartmentalize to divide into categories or compartments. 1
  • noun compartmentalize Divide into sections or categories. 1
  • transitive verb compartmentalize arrange sth in sections 1
See all 8 definitions of compartmentalize

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Origin of compartmentalize

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; compartmental + -ize

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Parts of speech for Compartmentalize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Compartmentalize

compartmentalize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for compartmentalize

verb compartmentalize

  • break up — When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
  • cut off — If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
  • insulate — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
  • sort — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
  • interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
All 24 Synonyms of compartmentalize

Antonyms for compartmentalize

verb compartmentalize

  • disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
  • disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
  • mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
All 10 Antonyms of compartmentalize

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