decompartmentalize

UK/diːˌkɒmpɑː(ɹ)tˈmɛntəlaɪz/

verb

To restore from a compartmentalized state; to merge back together from a set of categories.

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decategorize
OriginEnglish compartmentalize ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French compartiment →
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Meanings

verbdecompartmentalize (third-person singular simple present decompartmentalizes, present participle decompartmentalizing, simple past and past participle decompartmentalized)

present singular third person decompartmentalizes · participle present decompartmentalizing · participle past decompartmentalized · past decompartmentalized

  1. transitiveTo restore from a compartmentalized state; to merge back together from a set of categories.

    Synonyms: decategorize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo restore from a compartmentalized state; to merge back together from a set of categories.

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decategorize

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincom-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pérh₃tis?
  14. Proto-Italic*partis
  15. Latinpars
  16. Latinpartiō
  17. Latinpartior
  18. Latincompartīrī
  19. Italiancompartire
  20. Italiancompartimento
  21. Middle Frenchcompartiment
  22. Englishcompartment
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  25. Englishcompartmental
  26. Englishcompartmentalize
  27. Englishdecompartmentalize

From de- + compartmentalize.

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APA

decompartmentalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decompartmentalize

MLA

“decompartmentalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decompartmentalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decompartmentalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decompartmentalize.

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