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adjective
- 1. forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself: "this raises two separate issues" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. cause to move or be apart: "both owners were trying to separate the dogs" Similar Opposite
- 2. divide into constituent or distinct elements: "the processed milk had separated into curds and whey" Similar Opposite
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.
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SEPARATE definition: 1. existing or happening independently or in a different physical space: 2. to (cause to) divide…. Learn more.
The meaning of SEPARATE is to set or keep apart : disconnect, sever. How to use separate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Separate.
Separate definition: to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space. See examples of SEPARATE used in a sentence.
1. To come apart; become detached: The lining has separated from the inside of the coat. 2. To withdraw or break away: The state threatened to separate from the Union. 3. To part company; go away from each other; disperse: The friends separated at the end of the school year. 4.
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.
[usually before noun] different; not connected. a separate incident/issue. The companies now exist as two separate entities. separate from something I try to keep my private life separate from my work. This is a completely separate matter. It happened on three separate occasions. Their ultimate political goal is the creation of a separate state.
[intransitive, transitive] to divide into different parts or groups; to divide things into different parts or groups. Stir the sauce constantly so that it does not separate. separate something Separate the eggs (= separate the yolk from the white). A civil war separated the two sides.
verb. separated, separates, separating. To set or put apart into sections, groups, sets, units, etc.; cause to part; divide; disunite; sever. Webster's New World. To put space between; space apart or scatter. Small farms that were separated one from another by miles of open land. American Heritage. To keep apart by being between; divide.
SEPARATE meaning: 1. not joined or touching anything else: 2. not affecting or related to each other: 3. different: . Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sep‧a‧rate1 /ˈsepərət/ S2 W2 adjective [no comparative] 1 different Use separate knives for raw and cooked meat. My wife and I have separate bank accounts. 2 not related to or not affected by something else That’s a separate issue.
