part vs partition

partition vs part

part and partition both are nouns.

part and partition both are verbs.

part is an adverb but partition is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
part	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
partition	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, partition is a hyponym of part; that is, partition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than part:

part: move or break apart
partition: divide into parts, pieces, or sections

Other hyponyms of part include subdivide, polarise, polarize, break up, calve, break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off, disjoin, disjoint, come away, come off, detach, segregate, segment, reduce, section, segment, partition off, discerp, dismember, take apart, gerrymander.

part (noun)	partition (noun)
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group	the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result	a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
something less than the whole of a human artifact	(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
an item that is an instance of some type	(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
the extended spatial location of something
a portion of a natural object
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
something determined in relation to something that includes it

part (verb)	partition (verb)
move or break apart	separate or apportion into sections
force, take, or pull apart	divide into parts, pieces, or sections
depart for someplace
go one's own way; move apart
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

part (adverb)	partition (adverb)
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

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