dispart

[ dis-pahrt ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to divide into parts; separate; sunder.

Other Words From

• dis·partment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dispart¹

1580–90; apparently < Italian dispartire < Latin dispartīre to part, separate, divide, equivalent to dis- dis- ¹ + partīre to share out, derivative of part- part

Example Sentences

Long ere the dawn, by devious ways, O'er hills, through woods, o'er dreary wastes, they sought The upland moors, where rivers, there but brooks Dispart to different seas.

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Dispart, dis-p�rt′, v.t. to part asunder: to divide, to separate.—v.i. to separate.—n. the difference between the thickness of metal at the breech and the mouth of a gun.

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So he withdrew him to sleep, for he was sore wearied; but with him went the wolf, and he lay at the king's feet, nor might any man dispart them.

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The four lovers did right valiantly, that they won praise above all the rest, till evening fell and it was time to dispart.

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His heart travaileth and his body is anguished, and it behooveth the twain to dispart, and the soul to leave the body.

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