- departmentalize
- transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Date: circa 1895 to divide into departments • departmentalization noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
departmentalize
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departmentalize — (Amer.) de·part·men·tal·ize || ‚diËpÉ‘Ët mentÉ™laɪz v. separate into departments (also departmentalise) … English contemporary dictionary
departmentalize — [dē΄pärt men′t līz΄, di pärt΄men′t līz΄] vt. departmentalized, departmentalizing to organize into departments; subdivide departmentalization n … English World dictionary
departmentalize — department ► NOUN 1) a division of a large organization or building, dealing with a specific area of activity. 2) an administrative district in France and other countries. 3) (one s department) informal an area of special expertise or… … English terms dictionary
departmentalize — departmentalization, n. /di pahrt men tl uyz , dee pahrt /, v.t., departmentalized, departmentalizing. to divide into departments. Also, esp. Brit., departmentalise. [1895 1900; DEPARTMENTAL + IZE] * * * … Universalium
departmentalize — verb To organize something into departments … Wiktionary
departmentalize — de|part|men|ta|lize also departmentalise BrE [ˌdi:pa:tˈmentl aız US a:r ] v [T] to divide something into different departments … Dictionary of contemporary English
departmentalize — de·part·men·tal·ize … English syllables
departmentalize — de•part•men•tal•ize [[t]dɪ pɑrtˈmɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌdi pɑrt [/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing to divide into departments • Etymology: 1895–1900 de part•men tal•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
departmentalize — də̇ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌīz, (ˌ)dēˌ transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) : to divide or form into departments a highly departmentalized school organization : handle according to departmental divisions departmentalizing the costs … Useful english dictionary
departmentalize (departmentalise) — BrE verb (T) to divide something into different departments: Most large organizations are departmentalized … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
