Separate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
verb
- force, take, or pull apart (syn: disunite, divide, part)
- separate into parts or portions (syn: dissever, divide, split, split up)
- divide into components or constituents
- arrange or order by classes or categories (syn: assort, class, classify, sort, sort out)
- make a division or separation (syn: divide)
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (syn: break, break up, part, split, split up)
- treat differently on the basis of sex or race (syn: discriminate)
- come apart (syn: divide, part)
adjective
girls and boys in separate classes
Extra examples
They described the process used to separate cream from milk.
A great distance separated the sisters from each other.
They walked together to the corner, but then they separated and went their separate ways.
The main group separated into several smaller groups.
Oil and water separate when combined together.
The oil separated from the water.
The salt crystals separated out of the liquid.
There are separate restrooms for men and women.
The boys have separate rooms.
They slept in separate beds.
We use the same Internet service provider but have separate accounts.
That's an entirely separate issue.
The garage is separated from the house by a path and a flower garden.
Only one game separates us from total victory.
This part of the garden should be separated off for vegetables.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: separate
he/she/it: separates
present participle: separating
past tense: separated
past participle: separated
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