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Verb: compartmentalise  ,kóm,paa(r)t'men-t(u)l,Iz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: compartmentalize)
  1. Separate into isolated compartments or categories
    "He tried to compartmentalise his work and personal life";
    - compartmentalize, cut up

Derived forms: compartmentalised, compartmentalises, compartmentalising

Type of: disunite, divide, part, separate