[com.part.ment] n [MF compartiment, fr. It compartimento, fr. compartire to mark out in parts, fr. LL compartiri to share out, fr. L com- + partiri to share, fr. part-, pars part, share] (ca. 1578) 1: a separate division or section
2: one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided -- com.part.men.tal adj
[2]com.part.ment vt (1918): compartmentalize