compartmentalize
verb (used with object)
to divide into separate and isolated categories, sections, areas, or compartments.
was compartmentalizing
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past progressiveof compartmentalize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Medical practice was compartmentalizing in the early 1970s, and he knew he needed to be board certified in anesthesia to follow his passion.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2022
Part of Fortenberry’s job, as he saw it, was compartmentalizing — filtering out his own fears so as not to pass them on to colleagues or patients.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2020
