compartmentalizeverb [ T ]
UK usually compartmentalise uk/ˌkɒm.pɑːtˈmen.təl.aɪz/us/ˌkɑːm.pɑːrtˈmen.t̬əl.aɪz/to separate something into parts and not allow those parts to mix together:
His life was carefully compartmentalized, with his work in one city and his social life in another.
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Isolating and separating
- cone
- cone sth off
- cordon
- cordon sth off
- cut sb/sth off
- demarcate
- divide
- insulate
- insulator
- intersect
- isolate
- isolation
- mark sth off
- seclude
- segregate
- separate
- separately
- sequester
- wrenching
- zonal
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compartmentalization
noun [ U ] UK usually compartmentalisation /kɒm.pɑːtˌmen.təl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən//kɑːm.pɑːrtˌmen.t̬əl-/
the compartmentalization of information about the planning and execution of the attack