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Compartmentalize vs Departmentalize - What's the difference?

compartmentalize | departmentalize |

As verbs the difference between compartmentalize and departmentalize

is that compartmentalize is to separate something into different categories or compartments while departmentalize is to organize something into departments.

compartmentalize

English

Alternative forms

* compartmentalise

Verb

(compartmentaliz)
  • To separate something into different categories or compartments.

    • Related terms

    * compartmentalization

    departmentalize

    English

    Verb

    (departmentaliz)
  • To organize something into departments

    • Derived terms

    *departmentalization *undepartmentalized