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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

   Scrabble Points: 10

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