compartmentalize
verb (used with object)
to divide into separate and isolated categories, sections, areas, or compartments.
had compartmentalized
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past perfectof compartmentalize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Until recently, though, I had compartmentalized the sharks there.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2022
I had compartmentalized different aspects of my parents in my mind in order to try and build a healthier relationship with them as adults.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2020
He thought he had compartmentalized the trauma of his childhood, but on that day in October, “everything hit me,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2015
He had compartmentalized my bad experience into two defined reactions.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
