compartmentalize
verb /ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmentəlaɪz/
/kəmˌpɑːrtˈmentəlaɪz/
(British English also compartmentalise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they compartmentalize | /ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmentəlaɪz/ /kəmˌpɑːrtˈmentəlaɪz/ |
he / she / it compartmentalizes | /ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmentəlaɪzɪz/ /kəmˌpɑːrtˈmentəlaɪzɪz/ |
past simple compartmentalized | /ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmentəlaɪzd/ /kəmˌpɑːrtˈmentəlaɪzd/ |
past participle compartmentalized | /ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmentəlaɪzd/ /kəmˌpɑːrtˈmentəlaɪzd/ |
-ing form compartmentalizing | /ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmentəlaɪzɪŋ/ /kəmˌpɑːrtˈmentəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- compartmentalize something (into something) to divide something into separate sections, especially so that one thing does not affect the other
- Life today is rigidly compartmentalized into work and leisure.