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separate

/ separate /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
Type of:
garment
adjective Sense 2
independent; not united or joint
"a problem consisting of two separate issues"
"they went their separate ways"
"formed a separate church"
Similar:
abstracted removed apart(p) asunder(p) detached isolated separated set-apart
Opposites:
joint
See also:
divided independent individual other segregated
adjective satellite Sense 3
separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
"separate but equal"
"girls and boys in separate classes"
Similar:
segregated unintegrated
adjective satellite Sense 4
individual and distinct
"pegged down each separate branch to the earth"
"a gift for every single child"
Similar:
individual
verb Sense 5
act as a barrier between; stand between
"The mountain range divides the two countries"
Derived:
watershed water parting divide partition divider
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
"The business partners broke over a tax question"
"The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"
"My friend and I split up"
Kinds of:
give the axe give the bounce give the gate disunify break apart
Derived:
dissolution breakup rupture breach break
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 7
make a division or separation
Kinds of:
partition zone break disperse dissipate
Derived:
division partition partitioning segmentation sectionalization
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
go one''s own away; move apart
"The friends separated after the party"
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
disperse dissipate scatter spread out break up
Derived:
schism split farewell leave leave-taking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 9
come apart
"The two pieces that we had glued separated"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
subdivide polarize polarise calve break up
Derived:
separation breakup detachment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 10
force, take, or pull apart
"He separated the fighting children"
"Moses parted the Red Sea"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
compartmentalize compartmentalise cut up polarize polarise
Derived:
separation
Causes:
divide part
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb Sense 11
divide into components or constituents
"Separate the wheat from the chaff"
Type of:
change integrity
Kinds of:
decompose break up break down dialyse dialyze
Derived:
separation centrifuge extractor separator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 12
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
"an individual serving"
"separate rooms"
"single occupancy"
"a single bed"
Similar:
unshared
adjective satellite Sense 13
have the connection undone; having become separate
Similar:
unconnected
verb Sense 14
become separated into pieces or fragments
"The figurine broke"
"The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
Type of:
change integrity
Kinds of:
burst split break open puncture bust
Derived:
fault geological fault shift fracture break
Verb group:
break
See also:
decompose break up break down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
adjective satellite Sense 15
standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
"a freestanding bell tower"
"a house with a separate garage"
Similar:
detached
verb Sense 16
mark as different
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"
Type of:
identify place
Kinds of:
know discriminate know apart label sex
Derived:
deviation divergence departure difference differentiation
Entails:
compare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb Sense 17
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
Type of:
distinguish differentiate secern
Kinds of:
isolate insulate hive off segregate redline
Derived:
discrimination favoritism favouritism differentiator discriminator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 18
not living together as man and wife
"decided to live apart"
"maintaining separate households"
"they are separated"
Similar:
divided
noun Sense 19
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
Type of:
article
Derived:
reprint reissue
verb Sense 20
separate into parts or portions
"divide the cake into three equal parts"
"The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
Opposites:
unite unify
Type of:
change integrity
Kinds of:
subdivide format initialize initialise sectionalize
Derived:
split division splitter divider partition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 21
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
"The road forks"
Type of:
diverge
Kinds of:
arborize arborise twig bifurcate trifurcate
Derived:
furcation forking branching ramification fork
Verb group:
ramify branch
See also:
diversify branch out broaden
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 22
arrange or order by classes or categories
"How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
Type of:
categorize categorise
Kinds of:
unitize unitise catalogue catalog isolate
Derived:
categorization categorisation classification compartmentalization compartmentalisation
Entails:
compare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
22
Total Synonyms
15
Total Relationships
173
Times Searched
2
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garment abstracted removed apart(p) asunder(p) detached isolated separated set-apart joint segregated unintegrated