dispart

[ dis-pahrt ]

/ dɪsˈpɑrt /

verb (used with or without object)

to divide into parts; separate; sunder.

Nearby words

disparaging, disparate, disparately, disparity, disparlure, dispart, dispassion, dispassionate, dispassionately, dispatch, dispatch boat

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

Related formsdis·part·ment, noun

Examples from the Web for dispart

I—I thought on thee, and yet 't was strange, I could not dispart thee from Stephen in my thought.
Long Will|Florence Converse
The four lovers did right valiantly, that they won praise above all the rest, till evening fell and it was time to dispart.
Tales from the Old French|Various
Presently, too, their hands came together, and—such was the swift sympathy between these shapely creatures—did not dispart.
Dreamers of the Ghetto|I. Zangwill
Yes, but you have not yet arrived at the dispart of the compass.
Mr. Midshipman Easy|Captain Frederick Marryat

His heart travaileth and his body is anguished, and it behooveth the twain to dispart, and the soul to leave the body.
Tales from the Old French|Various