com·part·men·tal·ize compartmentalizes compartmentalizing compartmentalized in BRIT, also use compartmentalise To compartmentalize something means to divide it into separate sections. Traditionally men have compartmentalized their lives, never letting their personal lives encroach upon their professional lives. + compartmentalized com·part·men·tal·ized the compartmentalised world of Japanese finance. to divide something into separate areas or groups
separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!
{f} separate into compartments, partition, place in separate compartments (also compartmentalise)
{i} partitioning into compartments; separation between different subject or issues; (Psychology) division of functions to specific areas of the brain (also compartmentalisation)