modularize

[ moj-uh-luh-rahyz ]

/ ˈmɒdʒ ə ləˌraɪz /

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verb (used with object), mod·u·lar·ized, mod·u·lar·iz·ing.

to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.

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Also especially British, mod·u·lar·ise .

Origin of modularize

First recorded in 1955–60; modular + -ize

mod·u·lar·i·za·tion, noun