Meanings
present singular third person compartmentizes · participle present compartmentizing · participle past compartmentized · past compartmentized
- Synonym of compartmentalize.
Synonyms: compartmentalize
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of compartmentalize.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincom-
- Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*pérh₃tis?
- Proto-Italic*partis
- Latinpars
- Latinpartiō
- Latinpartior
- Latincompartīrī
- Italiancompartire
- Italiancompartimento
- Middle Frenchcompartiment
- Englishcompartment
- Englishcompartmentize
From compartment + -ize.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
compartmentize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compartmentize
“compartmentize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compartmentize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compartmentize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compartmentize.
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