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Adjective: compartmentalized  ,kóm,paa(r)t'men-t(u)l,Izd
  1. Divided up into compartments or categories
    "most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized";
    - compartmental, compartmentalised [Brit]
Verb: compartmentalize  ,kóm,paa(r)t'men-t(u)l,Iz
  1. Separate into isolated compartments or categories
    "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!";
    - compartmentalise [Brit], cut up

See also: compartmented

Type of: disunite, divide, part, separate

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