Separate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈseprət|  American pronunciation of the word separate
Brit.  |ˈseprət|  British pronunciation of the word separate

noun

- a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication (syn: offprint, reprint)
- a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

verb

- act as a barrier between; stand between (syn: divide)
- force, take, or pull apart (syn: disunite, divide, part)
He separated the fighting children
- mark as different (syn: differentiate, distinguish, tell)
- 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)
The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
- go one's own way; move apart (syn: part, split)
The friends separated after the party
- become separated into pieces or fragments (syn: break, come apart, split up)
- treat differently on the basis of sex or race (syn: discriminate)
- come apart (syn: divide, part)
The two pieces that we had glued separated
- divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork (syn: branch, fork, furcate, ramify)

adjective

- standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
a house with a separate garage
- separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
separate but equal
girls and boys in separate classes
- have the connection undone; having become separate (syn: disjoined)

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

verb
I/you/we/they: separate
he/she/it: separates
present participle: separating
past tense: separated
past participle: separated
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