overcompartmentalize

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Etymology edit

over- +‎ compartmentalize

Verb edit

overcompartmentalize (third-person singular simple present overcompartmentalizes, present participle overcompartmentalizing, simple past and past participle overcompartmentalized)

  1. (transitive) To compartmentalize more than is suitable or necessary.
    Synonyms: overcategorize, overclassify

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