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compartmentalized

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Divided into compartments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compartmented

Antonyms: uncompartmentalized, uncompartmented, decompartmentalized

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of compartmentalize

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

divided up into compartments or categories

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • most sciences have become woefully compartmentalized

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compartmental, compartmentalised

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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