departmentalize

especially British, de·part·men·tal·ise

[dih-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, dee-pahrt-]

verb (used with object)

departmentalized, departmentalizing 

1. to divide into departments.

departmentalize

/ ˌdiːpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to organize into departments, esp excessively

Other Word Forms

• departmentalization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of departmentalize¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; departmental ( def. ) + -ize

Example Sentences

Many of my students confess they were unaware of this history and the broader quest to departmentalize African American studies.

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The Chinese did not departmentalize their learning to any considerable degree.

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Then as we began to make parts, we began to departmentalize so that each department would do only one thing.

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