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COMPARTMENTALIZED

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Divided up into compartments or categories

Example:

most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized

Synonyms:

compartmental; compartmentalised; compartmentalized

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

compartmented (divided up or separated into compartments or isolated units)

 II. (verb) 

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Past simple / past participle of the verb compartmentalize

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