Lexic.us

Definition of Compartmentalize

1. Verb. Separate into isolated compartments or categories. "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!"

Definition of Compartmentalize

1. Verb. (transitive) To separate something into different categories or compartments. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Compartmentalize

Literary usage of Compartmentalize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Architecture and Urbanization in Colonial Chiapas, Mexico by Sidney David Markman (1984)
"The horizontal moldings are no more than devices to compartmentalize the ... He employs these Renaissance-like details to compartmentalize the wall surface ..."

2. Urban Agriculture in West Africa: Contributing to Food Security and Urban by Olanrewaju B. Smith (1999)
"Therefore, networking would seek to de-compartmentalize these approaches in order to: - exploit the complementarities and synergy of activities in a much ..."

3. Transnational Social Policies: The New Development Challenges of Globalization by Daniel A. Morales-Gómez (1999)
"This is especially so for countries that never developed the capacity to truly compartmentalize their national histories and thus create their own national ..."

4. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"The complexity and short time frame of the probe, however, led to a decision not to compartmentalize sensitive information. Consequently, everyone on the ..."

5. Treatment of Drug Dependent Individuals with Comorbid Mental Disorders edited by Lisa S. Onken, Jack D. Blaine, Sander Genser, Arthur M. Horton (1998)
"It is likely that fully integrating substance abuse treatment into mental health treatment will reduce both the motivation to compartmentalize symptoms and ..."

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