dis·part \dəs, (ˈ)dis+\verb Etymology: Italian & Latin; Italian dispartire to divide, separate, from Latin dispertire, dispartire to distribute, divide, from dis- dis- (I) + partire to divide, distribute — more at part transitive verb 1.archaic: to put or force apart : separate, divide < what face is this … peering through the disparted branches? — R.L.Stevenson > 2.obsolete: to divide into parts or portions intransitive verb archaic: to open up : separate, divide