compartmentalize

== English == === Alternative forms === compartmentalise (non-Oxford British spelling) === Etymology === From compartmental + -ize. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kɒmpɑː(ɹ)tˈmɛnt(ə)laɪz/ (US) IPA(key): /kəmˌpɑɹtˈmɛntəlˌaɪz/, /kəmpɑɹtˈmɛntl̩ˌaɪz/ Hyphenation: com‧part‧men‧tal‧ize === Verb === compartmentalize (third-person singular simple present compartmentalizes, present participle compartmentalizing, simple past and past participle compartmentalized) (American and Oxford British spelling) (transitive) To separate something into different categories, or compartments. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====