compartmentalize
verb
com·part·men·tal·ize
kəm-ˌpärt-ˈmen-tə-ˌlīz 
ˌkäm-
compartmentalized; compartmentalizing
: to separate into isolated compartments or categories
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Examples of compartmentalize in a Sentence
He compartmentalizes his life by keeping his job and his personal life separate.
The company has compartmentalized its services.
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Instead, provide emotional support to their feelings and teach them to compartmentalize tasks and emotions.
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Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 30 July 2024
Where American negotiators tend to compartmentalize issues and seek solutions, their Chinese counterparts prefer to integrate issues and seek understandings.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2011
These men have no other choice but to compartmentalize him.
—Michael Cuby, Them, 1 Aug. 2024
Reeve marveled at Griner’s ability to compartmentalize.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 11 Aug. 2024
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Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 30 July 2024
Where American negotiators tend to compartmentalize issues and seek solutions, their Chinese counterparts prefer to integrate issues and seek understandings.
—Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2011
These men have no other choice but to compartmentalize him.
—Michael Cuby, Them, 1 Aug. 2024
Reeve marveled at Griner’s ability to compartmentalize.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 11 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for compartmentalize
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“Compartmentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compartmentalize. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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