compart

transitive verb

com·​part

kəmˈpärt,

-pȧt,

usually -t+V

-ed/-ing/-s

: to mark out into parts or subdivisions

specifically : to lay out in parts according to a plan

Word History

Etymology

Italian compartire to mark out into parts, share out, from Late Latin compartiri to share out, from Latin com- + partiri, partire to share, from part-, pars part

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