I. kəm-ˈpärt-mənt noun
Etymology: Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from compartire to mark out in parts, from Late Latin compartiri to share out, from Latin com- + partiri to share, from part-, pars part, share
Date: circa 1578
1. : a separate division or section
2. : one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
• com·part·men·tal kəm-ˌpärt-ˈmen-t ə l, ˌkäm- adjective
II. -ˌment, -mənt transitive verb
Date: 1918
: compartmentalize