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   separate

   adjective

   • 1. forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself: "this raises two separate issues" Similar unconnectedunrelateddifferentdiscretedistinctdisparatedetacheddivorceddisconnectedindependentautonomousrespectiveindividualparticularseveralOpposite interdependentconnectedsame
   • ▪ not joined or touching physically: "a bathroom and separate toilet" Similar set apart fromunattached tonot attached tonot joined todisjoined fromfenced off fromcut off fromsegregated fromisolated fromshut off fromfree-standingby itselfaloneself-containeddetachedOpposite attachedjoined
   • ▪ different; distinct: "melt the white and plain chocolate in separate bowls"

   verb

   • 1. cause to move or be apart: "both owners were trying to separate the dogs" Similar partsplit (up)break upmove apartdividearchaic:sunderOpposite unitebring together
   • ▪ form a distinction or boundary between: "only a footpath separated their garden from the shore" Similar dividepartitionlie betweencome betweenstand betweenkeep apartbisectintersectOpposite linkbridge
   • ▪ become detached or disconnected; move apart: "the second stage of the rocket failed to separate" Similar disconnectpull apartbreak apartdetachdisengageuncoupleunyokedisarticulatedisassembledisunitedisjoindisaffiliatesplit in twodivide in twoseverdisentangleunravelbecome detachedbecome disconnectedcome apartcome awayuncouplebreak offpart companypartgo their separate waysgo different wayssplitsplit upsay goodbye/farewell/adieusay one's goodbyesdispersedisbandscatterOpposite joinconnectcombinelink up withmeet
   • ▪ stop living together as a couple: "after her parents separated she was brought up by her mother" Similar split upbreak uppartstop living togetherpart companyreach a parting of the waysbecome estrangeddivorceget divorcedget a divorceOpposite get togethermarry
   • ▪ discharge or dismiss (someone) from service or employment: US "this year one million veterans will be separated from the service"
   • 2. divide into constituent or distinct elements: "the processed milk had separated into curds and whey" Similar isolateset apartput to one sidesegregatesort outsift outwinnow outfilter outremoveweed outdistinguishdifferentiatedissociateOpposite mix
   • ▪ extract or remove for use or rejection: "the skins are separated from the juice before fermentation" Similar isolateset apartput to one sidesegregatesort outsift outwinnow outfilter outremoveweed outdistinguishdifferentiatedissociateOpposite mix
   • ▪ distinguish between or from others; consider individually: "we cannot separate his thinking from his activity"

   plural

   • 1. individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.
   • 2. the self-contained, free-standing components of a sound-reproduction system.
   • 3. portions into which a soil, sediment, etc. can be sorted according to particle size, mineral composition, or other criteria: "analysis of mineral separates from six cordierite-bearing strata"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin separat- ‘disjoined, divided’, from the verb separare, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. separateness noun
   • 2. separatory adjective

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   What is the difference between separate and divide?

   • SYNONYMS 1, 2. sever, sunder, split. separate, divide imply a putting apart or keeping apart of things from each other. To separate is to remove from each other things previously associated: to separate a mother from her children. To divide is to split or break up carefully according to measurement, rule, or plan: to divide a cake into equal parts.

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   What does separate mean in English?

   • You can use the adjective separate to describe something that is thought of as different or not related to other things. The adjective is from the Latin prefix se- "apart" plus parare "to prepare." Separate is also used as a verb, pronounced "SEP-uh-rate."

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   What is the difference between separate and sever?

   • separate may imply any of several causes such as dispersion, removal of one from others, or presence of an intervening thing. part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association. divide implies separating into pieces or sections by cutting or breaking. sever implies violence especially in the removal of a part or member.

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   What is the difference between separate and part?

   • 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. part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association.

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   What does it mean if one thing is separate from another?

   • If one thing is separate from another, there is a barrier, space, or division between them, so that they are clearly two things. Each villa has a separate sitting-room. They are now making plans to form their own separate party. If you refer to separate things, you mean several different things, rather than just one thing.

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   What does separate out mean?

   • Separate out means the same as separate. If prepared many hours ahead, the mixture may separate out. [VERB PARTICLE] Separates are clothes such as skirts, trousers, and shirts which cover just the top half or the bottom half of your body. 12. See also separated 13. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   To separate is to remove from each other things previously associated: to separate a mother from her children. To divide is to split or break up carefully according to measurement, rule, or plan: to divide a cake into equal parts.

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   adjective. independent; not united or joint. “a problem consisting of two separate issues”. “they went their separate ways”. “formed a separate church”. synonyms: individual, single. being or characteristic of a single thing or person. independent.

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