simple past tense and past participle of part
"After they parted ways at the train station, neither friend looked back as the other pulled away into the crowd."
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
"The surgeon carefully parted the leaf of the exotic plant, revealing deep cuts that separated it into distinct, rounded lobes."
Separated; taken asunder.
"The crowd parted to let the procession pass through the narrow alleyway."