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departmentalize
de·part·men·tal·ize
[
d paart mént'l z
]
(
past and past participle
de·part·men·tal·ized
,
present participle
de·part·men·tal·iz·ing
,
3rd person present singular
de·part·men·tal·iz·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
break organization into departments:
to divide an organization into departments, especially as a policy or to an excessive degree
de·part·men·tal·i·za·tion
[
d paart ment'li záysh'n
]
noun
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de·part·men·tal·i·za·tion [ d paart ment'li záysh'n ] noun
