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separate
[sep-uh-reyt, sep-er-it]
verb (used with object)
to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space.
to separate two fields by a fence.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,to put, bring, or force apart; part.
to separate two fighting boys.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,to set apart; disconnect; dissociate.
to separate church and state.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: ,to remove or sever from association, service, etc., especially legally or formally.
He was separated from the army right after V-E Day.
to sort, part, divide, or disperse (an assemblage, mass, compound, etc.), as into individual units, components, or elements.
to take by parting or dividing; extract (usually followed by from orout ).
to separate metal from ore.
Mathematics.Ģżto write (the variables of a differential equation) in a form in which the differentials of the independent and dependent variables are, respectively, functions of these variables alone.
We can separate the variables to solve the equation.
verb (used without object)
to part company; withdraw from personal association (often followed byfrom ).
to separate from a church.
(of a married pair) to stop living together but without getting a divorce.
to draw or come apart; become divided, disconnected, or detached.
to become parted from a mass or compound.
Cream separates from milk.
to take or go in different directions.
We have to separate at the crossroad.
adjective
detached, disconnected, or disjoined.
Synonyms: ,unconnected; distinct; unique.
two separate questions.
being or standing apart; distant or dispersed.
two separate houses;
The desert has widely separate oases.
Synonyms: ,existing or maintained independently.
separate organizations.
Synonyms:individual or particular.
each separate item.
not shared; individual or private.
separate checks;
separate rooms.
Sometimes Separate noting or relating to a church or other organization no longer associated with the original or parent organization.
noun
Usually separates women's outer garments that may be worn in combination with a variety of others to make different ensembles, as matching and contrasting blouses, skirts, and sweaters.
a bibliographical unit, as an article, chapter, or other portion of a larger work, printed from the same type but issued separately, sometimes with additional pages.
separate
verb
(tr) to act as a barrier between
a range of mountains separates the two countries
to put or force or be put or forced apart
to part or be parted from a mass or group
(tr) to discriminate between
to separate the men from the boys
to divide or be divided into component parts; sort or be sorted
to sever or be severed
(intr) (of a married couple) to cease living together by mutual agreement or after obtaining a decree of judicial separation
adjective
existing or considered independently
a separate problem
disunited or apart
set apart from the main body or mass
distinct, individual, or particular
solitary or withdrawn
(sometimes capital) designating or relating to a Church or similar institution that has ceased to have associations with an original parent organization
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- separately adverb
- separateness noun
- nonseparating adjective
- preseparate verb (used with object)
- reseparate verb
- unseparate adjective
- unseparateness noun
- unseparated adjective
- unseparating adjective
- well-separated adjective
- ˲õ±š±č²¹°ł²¹³Ł±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
- ˲õ±š±č²¹°ł²¹³Ł±š±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of separate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Linear TVās struggles have led media companies to spin off their traditional television assets, including cable networks, into separate entities.
All sick or injured, all separated from their names, all their futures riding on a single question: Does anyone know who this is?
Paige is separated from the girlsā father, and he lives elsewhere.
"It's not harsh, it's evil. You don't separate families," he said.
The squad will now go their separate ways over the summer, with international commitments, including the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia.
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- differentĢż
- distinctĢż
- diverseĢż
- freeĢż
- independentĢż
- particularĢż
- singleĢż
- uniqueĢż
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