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.
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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, nounWords nearby departmentalize
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Example sentences 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 forms of departmentalize
departmentalization or departmentalisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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