n.
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French partir, from Latin partire to divide, from part-, pars
Date: 13th century
intransitive verb
1 a : to separate from or take leave of someone b : to take leave of one another
2 : to become separated into parts
3 a : to go away : DEPART b : DIE
4 : to become separated, detached, or broken
5 : to relinquish possession or control <hated to part with that money>
transitive verb
1 a : to divide into parts b : to separate by combing on each side of a line c : to break or suffer the breaking of (as a rope or anchor chain)
2 : to divide into shares and distribute : APPORTION
3 a : to remove from contact or association <if aught but death part thee and me ― Ruth 1:17(AV)> b : to keep separate <the narrow channel that part s England from France> c : to hold (as brawlers) apart d : to separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion
4 a archaic : LEAVE , QUIT b dialect British : RELINQUISH , GIVE UP
– part company
1 : to end a relationship or association
2 : to diverge from another (as in opinion) ― often used with with
synonyms see SEPARATE