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"
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.
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.