compartmentalize
Definitions
To divide into sections or categories.
To separate personal thoughts, feelings, or tasks into isolated groups to avoid conflict or anxiety.
Examples
To cope with the stress of his job, he learned to compartmentalize his professional worries from his personal life.
She was able to compartmentalize her grief during the funeral so that she could focus on supporting her family.
Synonyms
categorize classify separate isolate pigeonhole segregate partition