compartmentalise vs cut up

compartmentalise is not an adjective while cut up is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compartmentalise	No	No	Yes	No
cut up	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, compartmentalise and cut up are synonyms defined as:

compartmentalise and cut up: separate into isolated compartments or categories

Other synonyms of compartmentalise include compartmentalize.

compartmentalise (adjective)	cut up (adjective)
	cut into pieces

compartmentalise (verb)	cut up (verb)
separate into isolated compartments or categories	significantly cut up a manuscript
	separate into isolated compartments or categories
	damage or injure severely
	cut to pieces