Verb
/kəmˌpärtˈmentlˌīz/,
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compartmentalizing, present participle; compartmentalized, past tense; compartmentalizes, 3rd person singular present; compartmentalises, 3rd person singular present; compartmentalised, past tense; compartmentalised, past participle; compartmentalising, present participle; compartmentalized, past participle;
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Divide into sections or categories
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he had the ability to compartmentalize his life
Web Definitions:
- (compartmentalized) compartmental: divided up into compartments or categories; "most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized"