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.
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
compartmentalize