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Definition of partition verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

partition

verb
 
/pɑːˈtɪʃn/
 
/pɑːrˈtɪʃn/
[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they partition
 
/pɑːˈtɪʃn/
 
/pɑːrˈtɪʃn/
he / she / it partitions
 
/pɑːˈtɪʃnz/
 
/pɑːrˈtɪʃnz/
past simple partitioned
 
/pɑːˈtɪʃnd/
 
/pɑːrˈtɪʃnd/
past participle partitioned
 
/pɑːˈtɪʃnd/
 
/pɑːrˈtɪʃnd/
-ing form partitioning
 
/pɑːˈtɪʃənɪŋ/
 
/pɑːrˈtɪʃənɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to divide something into parts
    • partition something to partition a country
    • The country was partitioned a year after the elections.
    • partition something into something The room is partitioned into three sections.
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin partitio(n-), from partiri ‘divide into parts’.
See partition in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee partition in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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