departmentalize

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

verb (used with object)

, de·part·men·tal·ized, de·part·men·tal·iz·ing.

1. to divide into departments.

departmentalize

/ ˌdiːpɑːtˈmɛntəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. tr to organize into departments, esp excessively

Derived Forms

• ˌdepartˌmentaliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• depart·mental·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of departmentalize¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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