compartmentalize verb
also British compartmentalise /kəmˌpɑɚtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz/ compartmentalizes; compartmentalized; compartmentalizing
also British compartmentalise /kəmˌpɑɚtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz/ compartmentalizes; compartmentalized; compartmentalizing
Learner's definition of COMPARTMENTALIZE
[+ object] somewhat formal
1
: to separate (something) into sections or categories把…分成部分;把…分类 2
: to separate (two or more things) from each other分开;隔开;划分 3
: to put (something) in a place that is separate from other things将…隔离;撇开 — compartmentalization
also British compartmentalisation /kəmˌpɑɚtˌmɛntələˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /kəmˌpɑːtˌmɛntəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
— compartmentalized
adjective [more compartmentalized; most compartmentalized]