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 separate separate /ˈsɛpɝɪt, ˈsɛprət/

adjective

  1. () Independent; not united or joint  ( separate )
    independent; not united or joint
     A problem consisting of two separate issues
    a problem consisting of two separate issues
     They went their separate ways
    they went their separate ways
     Formed a separate church
    formed a separate church
  2. () Standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything  ( freestanding , separate )
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
     A freestanding bell tower
    a freestanding bell tower
     A house with a separate garage
    a house with a separate garage
  3. Have the connection undone; having become separate  ( disjoined , separate )
    have the connection undone; having become separate
  4. Separated according to race, sex, class, or religion  ( separate )
    separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
     Separate but equal
    separate but equal
     Girls and boys in separate classes
    girls and boys in separate classes

noun

  1. A garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments  ( separate )
    a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
     She bought a stylish separate blouse that could be paired with various skirts.
    She bought a stylish separate blouse that could be paired with various skirts.
  2. A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication  ( offprint , reprint , separate )
    a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

verb

  1. () Act as a barrier between; stand between  ( divide , separate )
    act as a barrier between; stand between
     The mountain range divides the two countries
    The mountain range divides the two countries
  2. () Force, take, or pull apart  ( disunite , part , divide , separate )
    force, take, or pull apart
     He separated the fighting children
    He separated the fighting children
     Moses parted the Red Sea
    Moses parted the Red Sea
  3. () Mark as different  ( secern , secernate , severalise [British] , differentiate , distinguish , separate , severalize , tell , tell apart )
    mark as different
     We distinguish several kinds of maple
    We distinguish several kinds of maple
  4. () Separate into parts or portions  ( carve up , dissever , split up , divide , separate , split )
    separate into parts or portions
     Divide the cake into three equal parts
    divide the cake into three equal parts
     The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
    The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
  5. () Arrange or order by classes or categories  ( assort , sort , class , classify , separate , sort out )
    arrange or order by classes or categories
     How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
    How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
  6. () Divide into components or constituents  ( separate )
    divide into components or constituents
     Separate the wheat from the chaff
    Separate the wheat from the chaff
  7. () Make a division or separation  ( divide , separate )
    make a division or separation
  8. () Become separated into pieces or fragments  ( come apart , fall apart , split up , break , separate )
    become separated into pieces or fragments
     The figurine broke
    The figurine broke
     The freshly baked loaf fell apart
    The freshly baked loaf fell apart
  9. () Go one's own way; move apart  ( separate , split , part )
    go one's own way; move apart
     The friends separated after the party
    The friends separated after the party
  10. () Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways  ( break , split up , part , break up , separate , split )
    discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
     The business partners broke over a tax question
    The business partners broke over a tax question
     The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
    The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
     My friend and I split up
    My friend and I split up
  11. Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork  ( branch , fork , furcate , ramify , separate )
    divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
     The road forks
    The road forks
  12. Come apart  ( part , separate , divide )
    come apart
     The two pieces that we had glued separated
    The two pieces that we had glued separated
  13. Treat differently on the basis of sex or race  ( separate , discriminate , single out )
    treat differently on the basis of sex or race