parcel sth out
— phrasal verb with parcel uk/ˈpɑː.səl/us/ˈpɑːr.səl/verb -ll- or US usually -l-
to divide something and give the separate parts to different people:
The bigger farms were parcelled out after the revolution in 1973.
She parcelled out the gifts to the other children.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Separating and dividing
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- borderline
- branch
- disestablish
- dismember
- dissociate
- dissociate yourself from sth
- disunite
- divide
- drift
- quarter
- ravel
- resolve
- resolve sth into sth
- rive
- riven
- tear 1
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Giving, providing and supplying