departmentalize

American  

[dih-pahrt-men-tl-ahyz, dee-pahrt-] / dɪ pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌdi pɑrt- /

especially British, departmentalise

verb (used with object)

departmentalized, departmentalizing

1. to divide into departments.

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departmentalize British  

/ ˌdiːpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• departmentalization noun

Etymology

Origin of departmentalize

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg