dispart
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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Etymology
Origin of dispart
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
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“Yes, but you have not yet arrived at the dispart of the compass.”
From Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat
His heart travaileth and his body is anguished, and it behooveth the twain to dispart, and the soul to leave the body.
From Tales from the Old French by Various
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.
From Tales from the Old French by Various
Gradually the devastations of the awful skies became mellowed down; the wheeling clouds began to dispart, and a gush of heavy drops came pattering from above.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 by Robert Taylor Conrad
"Yes, but you have not yet arrived at the dispart of the compass."
From Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat
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