compartmentalizing
present participle ofcompartmentalize
compartmentalize
verb[T]
(UKusuallycompartmentalise)uk/ˌkɒm.pɑːtˈmen.təl.aɪz/us/ˌkɑːm.pɑːrtˈmen.t̬əl.aɪz/toseparatesomething intopartsand notallowthosepartstomixtogether:
Hislifewascarefullycompartmentalized, with hisworkin onecityand hissociallifein another.
Isolating and separating
- at one/this etc. removeidiom
- Brexit
- compartmentalization
- compartmentalize
- conesomethingoff
- estrangement
- free-floating
- hard Brexitidiom
- insulation
- insulator
- rope
- ropesomething/somewhereoff
- screensomethingoff
- seclude
- segregate
- uncouple
- wrench
- wrenching
- zonal
- zonally
Examplesofcompartmentalizing
compartmentalizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The notion of the persona has value for historians wary ofcompartmentalizingscientific activity as separate from the rest of a life.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I am not in favour ofcompartmentalizingthis profession by erecting an artificial barrier to access, and the report says the same thing.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Caveolins may act as scaffolding proteins within caveolar membranes bycompartmentalizingand concentrating signaling molecules.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This was an important step away from the historic precedent ofcompartmentalizingthe functions of the house into separate rooms.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bycompartmentalizingglycolysis inside of the glycosome, the cell can be more successful.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another strategy was building only one floor or excessivelycompartmentalizingeach floor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Print exists by virtue of the static separation of functions and fosters a mentality that gradually resists any but a separative andcompartmentalizingor specialist outlook.
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