departmentalize

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

/ dɪ pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌdi pɑrt- /

verb (used with object), de·part·men·tal·ized, de·part·men·tal·iz·ing.

Words nearby departmentalize

department of transportation, department of veterans affairs, department store, departmental store, departmentalism, departmentalize, departure, depasture, depauperate, depend, dependable

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

Origin of departmentalize

First recorded in 1895–1900; departmental + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM departmentalize

de·part·men·tal·i·za·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for departmentalize

To departmentalize it, means extra expense with no benefit gained—except to engineering science.
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British Dictionary definitions for departmentalize

departmentalize

departmentalise

/ (ˌdiːpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to organize into departments, esp excessively

Derived forms of departmentalize

departmentalization or departmentalisation, noun

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