repartition

American  

[ree-pahr-tish-uhn, -per-] / ˌri pɑrˈtɪʃ ən, -pər- /

noun

1. distribution; partition.

2. reassignment; redistribution.

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verb (used with object)

1. to divide up.

2. to partition or subdivide again; reapportion; redistribute.

repartition British  

/ ˌriːpɑːˈtɪʃən /

noun

1. distribution or allotment

2. the act or process of distributing afresh

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verb

1. (tr) to divide up again; reapportion or reallocate

Etymology

Origin of repartition

First recorded in 1545–55; re- + partition

Example Sentences

IN 1805, President Thomas Jefferson urged "a just repartition" of federal revenues among the states for the promotion of "canals, roads, arts, manufactures, education and other great objects within each state."

From Time Magazine Archive

If you repartition your boot drive, you may find that you have to reinstall your existing operating system's boot loader2.1 or the entire operating system itself.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John

But Castlereagh defined it afresh after the colossal disturbance of the balance which Napoleon effected; and he explained it as “a just repartition of force amongst the States of Europe.”

From Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 by Various

And how do the Russian peasants settle the periodical repartition of the communal lands?

From Contemporary Socialism by Rae, John

The djemmaa nominates its executive—the elder, the scribe, and the treasurer; it assesses its own taxes; and it manages the repartition of the common lands, as well as all kinds of works of public utility.

From Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution by Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich, kniaz