compartmentalize

🇺🇸 /kəmˌpɑːrtˈmentəlaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmentəlaɪz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to organize or separate things into different parts or categories

She tries to compartmentalize her work and personal life to avoid stress.

translation

v. to organize or separate things into different parts or categories

Word Forms

3rd Present compartmentalizes
Past compartmentalized
Perfect compartmentalized
Progressive compartmentalizing