departmentalize
[ dih-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, dee-pahrt- ]
/ dɪ pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌdi pɑrt- /
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verb (used with object), de·part·men·tal·ized, de·part·men·tal·iz·ing.
to divide into departments.
Nearby words
department of veterans affairs, department store, departmental, departmental store, departmentalism, departmentalize, departure, depasture, depauperate, depend, dependable
Also especially British, de·part·men·tal·ise.
Origin of departmentalize
Related formsde·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.
British Dictionary definitions for departmentalize
departmentalize
departmentalise
/ (ˌdiːpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to organize into departments, esp excessively
Derived Formsdepartmentalization or departmentalisation, noun
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