partition

²partition

verb

Definition of PARTITION

transitive verb

1

a : to divide into parts or shares b : to divide (as a country) into two or more territorial units having separate political status

2

: to separate or divide by a partition (as a wall) —often used with off

— par·ti·tion·er \-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər\ noun

Examples of PARTITION

1. It was necessary to partition the work to be done to make the job easier to accomplish.
2. The room is partitioned into four sections.
3. After the war, the country was partitioned.

First Known Use of PARTITION

1653

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Rhymes with PARTITION

ambition, audition, commission, condition, munition, patrician, petition, Phoenician, position, suspicion, transition