English verb: partition off | |||
1. | partition off (contact) divide into parts, pieces, or sections | ||
Samples | The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British. | ||
Synonyms | partition | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | divide, part, separate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pound, pound off | ||