Definition of Compartmentalize

to separate and isolate things into compartments or categories

Examples of Compartmentalize in a sentence

We are taught to compartmentalize our work and personal lives, but sometimes it is hard to separate the two.  🔊

Will tried to compartmentalize his concerns, isolating his feelings until he was able to calm down.  🔊

At the warehouse, the workers compartmentalize the products being sold into groups depending on where they will be shipped.  🔊

It’s unhealthy to compartmentalize things into good and bad since not every issue is a black or a white one.  🔊

The counselor could better handle her day if she would compartmentalize her “to-do list” into sections.  🔊

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