From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcompartmentalizecom‧part‧men‧tal‧ize (also compartmentalise British English) /ˌkɒmpɑːt-ˈmentl-aɪz $ kəmˌpɑːrt-/ verb [transitive] TYPEto divide something into separate areas or groups Women are better than men at compartmentalizing their lives. —compartmentalized adjective —compartmentalization /ˌkɒmpɑːtˌmentl-aɪˈzeɪʃən $ kəmˌpɑːrtmentl-ə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
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compartmentalize• Rather, the internal market has been compartmentalized.• The message was clear: the brain must be compartmentalized.• Yet in the traditional workplace, information was tightly controlled and compartmentalized.• This task is actually easier outside the old hierarchical corporate structure, where information was compartmentalized and unrelated contexts kept strictly separate.• Religion is not compartmentalized, but a living part of contemporary society, reflecting where it is and what its potentials are.• I mean you know they were we can compartmentalize it.• The brain does not neatly compartmentalize the areas used for language.• But those who are best at the game learn not to compartmentalize their lives but to fit it all together.• In addition, large growth faults developed which compartmentalized these sands. 