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eparate, seeparatee, sepaaraate, separat, separatte, separrate, sepparate, sseparate, zeparate

Separate — synonyms, separate antonyms, definition

1. separate (o)

7 synonyms
all any each every individual particular specific

2. separate (a)

58 synonyms
all alone another any apart deserted detached different disagreeable disconnected discrete disparate dissimilar distinct distinctive diverse divided each every free • • •

3. separate (Verb)

140 synonyms
abstract agitate annul apportion arrange assort bail bend branch break break off break up burst cancel carve carve up choose class classify cleave • • •
13 definitions

separate (Verb) — Act as a barrier between; stand between. ex. "The mountain range separates the two countries"

separate (Verb) — Force, take, or pull apart. ex. "He separated the fighting children"

separate (Verb) — Mark as different. ex. "We separate several kinds of maple"

separate (Verb) — Separate into parts or portions. ex. "separate the cake into three equal parts"

separate (Verb) — Divide into components or constituents. ex. "Separate the wheat from the chaff"

separate (Verb) — Arrange or order by classes or categories. ex. "How would you separate these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

separate (Verb) — Make a division or separation.

separate (Verb) — Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways. ex. "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"

separate (Verb) — Go one's own way; move apart. ex. "The friends separated after the party"

separate (Verb) — Become separated into pieces or fragments. ex. "The figurine separated"

separate (Verb) — Treat differently on the basis of factors such as sex, race, age, etc..

separate (Verb) — Come apart. ex. "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

separate (Verb) — Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. ex. "The road separates"

9 types of
categorise categorize change change integrity displace diverge identify move place
154 types
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1 see also
fall

4. separate (Adjective)

2 synonyms
disjoined freestanding
1 antonym
joint
4 definitions

separate (Adjective) — Independent; not united or joint. ex. "a problem consisting of two separate issues" ex. "they went their separate ways" ex. "formed a separate church"

separate (Adjective) — Standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything. ex. "a house with a separate garage"

separate (Adjective) — Separated according to race, sex, class, or religion. ex. "separate but equal" ex. "girls and boys in separate classes"

separate (Adjective) — Have the connection undone; having become separate.

1 see also
separation

5. separate (Noun)

2 synonyms
Reprint offprint
2 definitions

separate (Noun) — A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication.

separate (Noun) — A garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments.

2 types of
article garment