compartmentalize
verb
com·part·men·tal·ize
kəm-ˌpärt-ˈmen-tə-ˌlīz 
ˌkäm-
compartmentalized; compartmentalizing
: to separate into isolated compartments or categories
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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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Mindful of the 1981 Israeli attack on Osirak, an Iraqi nuclear reactor, Iran constructed its nuclear program to be compartmentalized, redundant, and highly resilient.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Use separate emails for different purposes One smart way to limit scam exposure is by compartmentalizing your digital life.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
Mindful of the 1981 Israeli attack on Osirak, an Iraqi nuclear reactor, Iran constructed its nuclear program to be compartmentalized, redundant, and highly resilient.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2025
Unlike accounting expertise that could be compartmentalized to audit committees, AI permeates every business function.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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“Compartmentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compartmentalize. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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