noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   separation obsolete, uncountable
2. 2
   departure obsolete, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   to remove the partitions from; to merge back into a single unit transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

separationunpartition

Etymology

Etymology 1

From depart, after Latin analogies, or from Middle English departycyon.

Etymology 2

From de- + partition.

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