separate

verb

sep·a·rate | \ ˈse-pə-ˌrāt

, ˈse-ˌprāt\

separated; separating

Definition of separate

(Entry 1 of 3)

transitive verb

1a : to set or keep apart : disconnect, sever

b : to make a distinction between : discriminate, distinguish separate religion from magic

c : sort separate mail

d : to disperse in space or time : scatter widely separated homesteads

2 archaic : to set aside for a special purpose : choose, dedicate

3 : to part by a legal separation:

a : to sever conjugal ties with

b : to sever contractual relations with : discharge was separated from the army

4 : to block off : segregate

5a : to isolate from a mixture : extract separate cream from milk

b : to divide into constituent parts

6 : to dislocate (something, such as a shoulder) especially in sports

intransitive verb

1 : to become divided or detached

2a : to sever an association : withdraw

b : to cease to live together as a married couple

3 : to go in different directions

4 : to become isolated from a mixture the crystals separated out

separate

adjective

sep·a·rate | \ ˈse-p(ə-)rət

Definition of separate (Entry 2 of 3)

1a : set or kept apart : detached

b archaic : solitary, secluded

c : immaterial, disembodied

2a : not shared with another : individual separate rooms

b often capitalized : estranged from a parent body separate churches

3a : existing by itself : autonomous a separate country

b : dissimilar in nature or identity consulted five separate authorities

separate

noun

sep·a·rate | \ ˈse-p(ə-)rət

Definition of separate (Entry 3 of 3)

1 : offprint

2 : an article of dress designed to be worn interchangeably with others to form various costume combinations —usually used in plural

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Adjective

separately \ ˈse-p(ə-)rət-lē

, ˈse-pərt-lē \ adverb

separateness \ ˈse-p(ə-)rət-nəs

\ noun

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Verb

separate, part, divide, sever, sunder, divorce mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjointed. separate may imply any of several causes such as dispersion, removal of one from others, or presence of an intervening thing. separated her personal life from her career part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association. vowed never to part divide implies separating into pieces or sections by cutting or breaking. civil war divided the nation sever implies violence especially in the removal of a part or member. a severed limb sunder suggests violent rending or wrenching apart.

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