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单词 compartmentalizing
释义

compartmentalize

verb

com·​part·​men·​tal·​ize kəm-ˌpärt-ˈmen-tə-ˌlīz How to pronounce compartmentalize (audio)
ˌkäm-
compartmentalized; compartmentalizing

transitive verb

: to separate into isolated compartments or categories
compartmentalization
kəm-ˌpärt-ˌmen-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce compartmentalize (audio)
ˌkäm-
noun

Synonyms

  • assort
  • break down
  • categorize
  • class
  • classify
  • codify
  • compartment
  • digest
  • distinguish
  • distribute
  • grade
  • group
  • peg
  • place
  • range
  • rank
  • relegate
  • separate
  • sort
  • type
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Example Sentences

He compartmentalizes his life by keeping his job and his personal life separate. The company has compartmentalized its services.
Recent Examples on the Web How does Anderson compartmentalize the tricky work of carrying not one but two labels into the future? Maya Singer, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2022 Candace has that ability to compartmentalize and sort of dissociate from the things that are bothering her. Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 After an intense ending to the Halloween party, Spencer tries his best to compartmentalize everything and focus on the big Homecoming game. oregonlive, 23 May 2022 His attempts to compartmentalize are further complicated by interactions with grieving families. Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 Those regularly scheduled few hours every week allow people to compartmentalize and give them a sense of agency and optimism. John Morgan, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022 Li’s students are idealistic enough to compartmentalize their crimes as a reckoning with Western cultures and colonialism. Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2022 So most people compartmentalize the news and express their strongest emotions for things closest to home. Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 25 Mar. 2022 Executives can no longer compartmentalize data as a function or process. Simone Steel, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

compartmentalizing

verb

present participle of compartmentalize
as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type we shouldn't compartmentalize the students into such restrictive categories as scholar and athlete, which are not mutually exclusive

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • classifying
  • grouping
  • ranking
  • categorizing
  • distinguishing
  • relegating
  • separating
  • distributing
  • sorting
  • grading
  • typing
  • organizing
  • identifying
  • recognizing
  • placing
  • codifying
  • digesting
  • listing
  • cataloging
  • classing
  • assorting
  • compartmenting
  • pegging
  • systematizing
  • ranging
  • alphabetizing
  • filing
  • referring
  • ordering
  • pigeonholing
  • disposing
  • culling
  • indexing
  • shelving
  • arraying
  • cataloguing
  • breaking down
  • sifting
  • regrouping
  • reclassifying
  • winnowing
  • marshaling
  • clustering
  • clumping
  • sieving
  • marshalling
  • recategorizing
  • drawing up
  • screening
  • setting
  • subcategorizing
  • colligating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lumping
  • jumbling
  • scrambling
  • confusing
  • disarranging
  • mixing (up)
  • misclassifying
  • mistyping
  • missorting
  • mis-sorting
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