dictionary definitions for "compart"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Compart \Com*part"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comparted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Comparting.] [L. compartiri; com- + partiri, partire
     to share, pars, partis, part, share: cf. OF. compartir. See
     Part, v. t.]
     To divide; to mark out into parts or subdivisions. [R.]
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           The crystal surface is comparted all
           In niches verged with rubies.            --Glover.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  compart
      v 1: lay out in parts according to a plan


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