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单词 compartmentalize
释义

compartmentalize

[ kuhm-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, kom-pahrt- ]
/ kəm pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌkɒm pɑrt- /
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verb (used with object), com·part·men·tal·ized, com·part·men·tal·iz·ing.

to divide into categories or compartments.
Also especially British, com·part·men·tal·ise .

Origin of compartmentalize

First recorded in 1920–25; compartmental + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM compartmentalize

com·part·men·tal·i·za·tion, nounde·com·part·men·tal·i·za·tion, nounde·com·part·men·tal·ize, verb (used with object), de·com·part·men·tal·ized, de·com·part·men·tal·iz·ing.

Words nearby compartmentalize

comparsa, compart, compartimento, compartment, compartmental, compartmentalize, compartmentation, compass, compass card, compass course, compass deviation
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Example sentences from the Web for compartmentalize

  • Her Nurse Ratched is able to take these terrible traumas that happened to her, compartmentalize them and keep moving forward.

    ‘Ratched’ brings back iconic cinematic villain|Brian T. Carney|September 16, 2020|Washington Blade
  • I feel less—or at least differently—divided, almost forced not to compartmentalize.

    All the Arguments Are Jewish|Don Futterman|April 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for compartmentalize

compartmentalize

compartmentalise

/ (ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(usually tr) to put or divide into (compartments, categories, etc), esp to an excessive degree

Derived forms of compartmentalize

compartmentalization or compartmentalisation, noun
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