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Definition of Separate
1. Noun. A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication.
2. Verb. Act as a barrier between; stand between. "The mountain range divides the two countries"
3. Adjective. Independent; not united or joint. "Formed a separate church"
Also: Individual, Single, Independent, Segregated, Unintegrated, Other, Unshared, Divided
Similar to: Apart, Asunder, Detached, Isolated, Separated, Set-apart, Discrete, Distinct, Disjoint, Disjunct, Isolated, Isolable, Unaccompanied
Antonyms: Joint
Derivative terms: Separateness
4. Noun. A garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments.
5. Verb. Force, take, or pull apart. "They separate their hair "; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
Specialized synonyms: Compartmentalise, Compartmentalize, Cut Up, Polarise, Polarize, Isolate, Keep Apart, Sequester, Sequestrate, Set Apart, Disjoin, Disjoint, Disarticulate, Disjoint, Disconnect, Cut, Tear, Joint, Gin, Break, Break Up, Sever, Bust, Rupture, Snap, Tear
Causes: Divide, Part
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Derivative terms: Partitive, Separation
6. Adjective. Standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything. "A house with a separate garage"
7. Verb. Mark as different. "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
Specialized synonyms: Know, Discriminate, Know Apart, Label, Label, Sex, Individualise, Individualize, Contrast, Severalise, Severalize, Contradistinguish, Decouple, Dissociate, Demarcate, Discriminate, Single Out, Stratify
Generic synonyms: Identify, Place
Entails: Compare
Derivative terms: Difference, Difference, Differentiation, Differentiator, Distinction
8. Adjective. Separated according to race, sex, class, or religion. "Girls and boys in separate classes"
9. Verb. Separate into parts or portions. "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
Generic synonyms: Change Integrity
Specialized synonyms: Subdivide, Format, Initialise, Initialize, Sectionalise, Sectionalize, Triangulate, Unitise, Unitize, Lot, Parcel, Sliver, Splinter, Paragraph, Canton, Balkanise, Balkanize
Derivative terms: Divider, Divider, Divider, Divisible, Division, Split
Antonyms: Unite
10. Adjective. Have the connection undone; having become separate.
11. Verb. Divide into components or constituents. "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
Specialized synonyms: Break Down, Break Up, Decompose, Dialyse, Dialyze, Peptise, Peptize, Macerate, Card, Tease, Filter, Filter Out, Filtrate, Separate Out, Strain, Extract, Fractionate, Fractionate, Sieve, Sift, Strain, Wash, Disperse, Avulse
Derivative terms: Separation, Separator
12. Verb. Arrange or order by classes or categories. "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
Specialized synonyms: Unitise, Unitize, Catalog, Catalogue, Isolate, Refer, Reclassify, Size, Dichotomise, Dichotomize, Pigeonhole, Stamp, Stereotype, Group, Grade, Count, Number
Entails: Compare
Generic synonyms: Categorise, Categorize
Derivative terms: Assortment, Class, Class, Class, Class, Class, Classification, Classification, Classification, Classificatory, Classifier, Sort, Sort, Sorter, Sorter, Sorting, Sorting
13. Verb. Make a division or separation.
Specialized synonyms: Partition, Zone, Break, Break Up, Dispel, Disperse, Dissipate, Scatter, Rail, Rail Off, Detach, Close Off, Shut Off
Derivative terms: Divisible, Division, Separative
14. Verb. Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways. "My friend and I split up"
Specialized synonyms: Give The Axe, Give The Bounce, Give The Gate, Break Apart, Disunify, Disassociate, Disjoint, Dissociate, Disunite, Divorce, Break With, Divorce, Split Up, Break Away, Secede, Splinter, Break, Break Away
Derivative terms: Break, Breakup, Breakup, Separation, Separatist, Split
15. Verb. Go one's own way; move apart. "The friends separated after the party"
Generic synonyms: Move
Specialized synonyms: Disperse, Dissipate, Scatter, Spread Out, Break Up, Diffract
Derivative terms: Parting, Separation, Split
16. Verb. Become separated into pieces or fragments. "These glasses separate easily"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
Generic synonyms: Change Integrity
Specialized synonyms: Break Open, Burst, Split, Puncture, Burst, Bust, Smash, Ladder, Run, Crack, Snap, Break Up, Fragment, Fragmentise, Fragmentize, Crush
Related verbs: Break
Derivative terms: Break, Break, Break, Breakable
Also: Break Up
17. Verb. Treat differently on the basis of sex or race.
Specialized synonyms: Insulate, Isolate, Hive Off, Segregate, Redline, Disadvantage, Disfavor, Disfavour
Generic synonyms: Differentiate, Distinguish, Secern, Secernate, Severalise, Severalize, Tell, Tell Apart
Derivative terms: Discrimination, Discriminator, Discriminatory, Discriminatory, Discriminatory, Separative
18. Verb. Come apart. "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Subdivide, Polarise, Polarize, Break Up, Calve, Break Away, Break Off, Chip, Chip Off, Come Off, Disjoin, Disjoint, Come Away, Come Off, Detach, Segregate, Segment, Reduce, Section, Segment, Partition, Partition Off, Discerp, Dismember, Take Apart, Gerrymander
Derivative terms: Divisible, Partitive, Partitive, Separation
19. Verb. Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. "The road forks"
Related verbs: Branch, Ramify
Specialized synonyms: Arborise, Arborize, Twig, Bifurcate, Trifurcate
Generic synonyms: Diverge
Derivative terms: Branch, Branch, Fork, Forking, Forking, Furcation, Ramification, Ramification, Ramification
Also: Branch Out
Definition of Separate
1. v. t. To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.
2. v. i. To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another; as, the family separated.
3. p. a. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; -- said of things once connected.
Definition of Separate
1. Adjective. Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else). ¹
2. Adjective. (context: followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to). ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances. ¹
6. Noun. (usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Separate
1. to set or keep apart [v -RATED, -RATING, -RATES]
Medical Definition of Separate
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1. To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner. "From the fine gold I separate the alloy." (Dryden) "Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me." (Gen. Xiii. 9) "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?" (Rom. Viii. 35)
2. To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea separates Europe and Africa.
3. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service. "Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called thaem." (Acts xiii.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Separate
Literary usage of Separate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society (1854)
"METEOROLOGISTS generally consider that it is desirable to separate the whole of
the pressure of the atmosphere on the surface of the earth, ..."
2. Physiology of Common Life by George Henry Lewes (1873)
"Object and scope of the inquiry—Psychology and Physiology two separate sciences—The
Brain not the exclusive organ of the Mind : the two established ..."
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