departmentalize

UK: /ˌdiːpɑːtˈmɛnt^əˌlaɪz/

US: /dɪpɑrtˈmɛntəlˌaɪz, ˌdipɑrt-/

US: (di pärt men′tl īz′, dē′pärt-)

Inflections of 'departmentalize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

departmentalizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

departmentalizing

v pres p (US & UK)

departmentalized

v past (US & UK)

departmentalized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•part•men•tal•ize /dɪpɑrtˈmɛntəlˌaɪz, ˌdipɑrt-/   v. [ ~ + obj], -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to divide into departments:
   They departmentalized the business to achieve greater efficiency.

de•part•men•tal•i•za•tion /dɪpɑrtˌmɛntələˈzeɪʃən, ˌdipɑrt-/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•part•men•tal•ize  (di pärt men′tl īz′, dē′pärt-), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to divide into departments.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•part•men′tal•ise′. 

• departmental + -ize 1895–1900

de′part•men′tal•i•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

departmentalize, departmentalise / ˌdiːpɑːtˈmɛnt^əˌlaɪz/ verb

1. (transitive) to organize into departments, esp excessively

ˌdepartˌmentaliˈzation, ˌdepartˌmentaliˈsation noun