English Explanatory Dictionary

compartmentalize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To separate something into different categories, or compartments.

Pronunciation

/kɒmpɑː(ɹ)tˈmɛnt(ə)laɪz/ /kəmˌpɑɹtˈmɛntəlˌaɪz/ /kəmpɑɹtˈmɛntl̩ˌaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-compartmentalize.wav

Word forms

compartmentalize compartmentalizes compartmentalizing compartmentalized compartmentalise

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English compartmental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English compartmentalize From compartmental + -ize.

Derived words

compartmentalizable compartmentalization compartmentalizer decompartmentalize overcompartmentalize recompartmentalize subcompartmentalize

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