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partition

verb [T] (DIVIDE ROOM)
 
 
/pɑːˈtɪʃ.ən/ US  /pɑːr-/

Definition

to divide one part of a room from another with a thin wall: Why don't you partition that large room into a lounge and a dining-room?Isolating and separating
(Definition of partition verb (DIVIDE ROOM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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