com|part|men|tal|i|za|tion
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com|part|men|tal|i|za|tion «KOM pahrt MEHN tuh LUH|ZAY shuhn», noun.
1. a dividing into compartments: »
Figurative. Because of a curious compartmentalization of thinking, both of the books…manage to side-step the really central issue (Saturday Review).
2. the result of such dividing: »
Figurative. Scientists are now recognizing the undesirability—and impossibility—of continued compartmentalization between science and society (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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de|com|part|men|tal|i|za|tion — «dee KOM pahrt MEHN tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of decompartmentalizing: »The Renaissance was a period of decompartmentalization: a period which broke down the barriers which had kept things in order (Erwin Panofsky) … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
part — bo·na·part·ism; com·part; com·part·men·tal; com·part·men·tal·i·za·tion; com·part·men·tal·ize; com·part·men·ta·tion; com·part·ment·ize; co·part; co·part·nery; de·part·men·tal; de·part·men·tal·ism; de·part·men·tal·i·za·tion; de·part·men·tal·ize;… … English syllables
men — men·acme; men·a·di·one; men·ar·che; men·as·pis; men·da·cious; men·da·cious·ly; men·da·cious·ness; men·dac·i·ty; men·de; men·de·lé·eff s; men·de·le·vi·um; men·de·lian·ism; men·de·lian·ist; men·del·ism; men·del·ize; men·del s; men·de·lye·ev·ite;… … English syllables
compartmentalization — com·part·men·tal·i·za·tion … English syllables
compartmentalize — com•part•men•tal•ize [[t]kəm pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌkɒm pɑrt [/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing to divide into categories or compartments • Etymology: 1920–25 com•part•men tal•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
za — ab·so·lut·i·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; acet·y·li·za·tion; achro·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·id·i·za·tion; ac·tu·al·i·za·tion; aero·sol·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; ag·ro·my·za; akhund·za·da; al·bi·ti·za·tion; al·car·ra·za; al·dol·i·za·tion;… … English syllables
compartmentalization — com·part·men·tal·iza·tion or Brit com·part·men·tal·isa·tion kəm .pärt .ment əl ə zā shən n isolation or splitting off of part of the personality or mind with lack of communication and consistency between the parts com·part·men·tal·ize or Brit… … Medical dictionary
