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Separate

//ˈsɛp.(ə.)ɹət// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else). not-comparable

    "This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces."

  2. 2
    Not together (with); not united (to). not-comparable

    "I try to keep my personal life separate from work."

Adjective
  1. 1
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything wordnet
  2. 2
    have the connection undone; having become separate wordnet
  3. 3
    separated according to race, sex, class, or religion wordnet
  4. 4
    independent; not united or joint wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants. plural-normally

    "French taffeta evening separates – a puffball skirt, and a ruffled blouse – were pressed flat to drag them up to date."

  2. 2
    a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments wordnet
  3. 3
    A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.
  4. 4
    a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To divide (a thing) into separate parts. transitive

    "Separate the articles from the headings."

  2. 2
    divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork wordnet
  3. 3
    To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect. transitive

    "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?"

  4. 4
    become separated into pieces or fragments wordnet
  5. 5
    To cause (things or people) to be separate. transitive

    "If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes."

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  1. 6
    mark as different wordnet
  2. 7
    To divide itself into separate pieces or substances. intransitive

    "The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring."

  3. 8
    arrange or order by classes or categories wordnet
  4. 9
    To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service. obsolete

    "Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them."

  5. 10
    divide into components or constituents wordnet
  6. 11
    force, take, or pull apart wordnet
  7. 12
    move or break apart wordnet
  8. 13
    go one's own way; move apart wordnet
  9. 14
    make a division or separation wordnet
  10. 15
    discontinue an association or relation; go different ways wordnet
  11. 16
    separate into parts or portions wordnet
  12. 17
    treat differently on the basis of sex or race wordnet
  13. 18
    act as a barrier between; stand between wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English separaten (“to separate”), from separat (“separated”) + -en, from Latin sēparātus, perfect passive participle of sēparō (“to separate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from sē- (“apart”) + parō (“prepare”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”). Displaced Middle English scheden, from Old English scēadan (whence English shed). Doublet of sever, also derived from the same Latin verb.

Etymology 2

From Middle English separat, see -ate (“adjective-forming suffix”) and Etymology 1 for more.

Etymology 3

From a substantivization of the above adjective, see -ate (“noun-forming suffix”) and Etymology 1 for more.

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