decompartmentalize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːˌkɒmpɑː(ɹ)tˈmɛntəlaɪz/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment English -al English compartmental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English compartmentalize English decompartmentalize From de- + compartmentalize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To restore from a compartmentalized state; to merge back together from a set of categories.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decompartmentalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| decompartmentalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| decompartmentalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| decompartmentalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |