US /dɪsˈpɑrt/ UK /dɪsˈpɑːt/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to part asunder; to divide or separate

    The plough's blade dispart the heavy clods of the field.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to part asunder; to divide... divideseparateseverpartsplitcleavesunder
Word family
Related forms partdepartapartpartition

Etymology

From dis- ('apart') + part, or from Italian dispartire, from Latin dispartire ('to divide'), from dis- ('apart') + partire ('to divide'), from pars, partis ('part').

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