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compartmentalize

[kuhm-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, kom-pahrt-] / kəm pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌkɒm pɑrt- /


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Malcolm still needs to be fed and requires assistance with personal hygiene, but says he has "compartmentalised" his life.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2021

Work is due to begin to make sure each flat is compartmentalised correctly after the survey found fire could spread from flat to flat because of incomplete work.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2020

“We are biblicist, that is what anchors our belief. It is a worldview, not something compartmentalised, not something that we do on Sundays. Our worldview drives everything,” he said.

From The Guardian • Oct. 21, 2018

Their report highlighted some of the major drawbacks in undergraduate science education in India, including compartmentalised teaching of some sub-disciplines, inefficient admissions systems and repetition of topics at BSc and MSc levels.

From Nature • Aug. 13, 2014

Yet this was the future compartmentalised, a two-year task put into context, with Ferdinand's continued omission all part of a process of rejuvenation.

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2012




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