Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DIS-PART'
DIS-PART', v.t. [dis and part; Fr. departir; L. dispartior. See Part. Dis and part both imply separation.]
To part asunder; to divide; to separate; to sever; to burst; to rend; to rive or split; as, disparted air; disparted towers; disparted chaos. [An elegant poetic word.] – Milton.
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