Definition
Meaning of 'separate'
Meaning of 'separate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Separate 
[ p. a.]
- Divided from another or others; disjoined;
disconnected; separated; -- said of things once connected. [ p. a.]- Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said of things that have not been connected.
- Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls.
2. Separate [ v. i.]
- To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to
withdraw from one another; as, the family separated. [ v. i.]3. Separate [ v. t.]
- To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to
part in any manner. [ v. t.]- To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea separates Europe and Africa.
- To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
Meaning of 'separate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. separate [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- separate into parts or portions
- separate into parts or portions
Example in sentence:
- divide the cake into three equal parts;
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
Meaning (2):
- force, take, or pull apart
- force, take, or pull apart
Example in sentence:
- He separated the fighting children;
- Moses parted the Red Sea
Meaning (3):
- arrange or order by classes or categories
- arrange or order by classes or categories
Example in sentence:
- How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
Meaning (4):
- divide into components or constituents
- divide into components or constituents
Example in sentence:
- Separate the wheat from the chaff
Meaning (5):
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
Example in sentence:
- My friend and I split up;
- The business partners broke over a tax question;
- The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
Meaning (6):
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- become separated into pieces or fragments
Example in sentence:
- The figurine broke;
- The freshly baked loaf fell apart
Meaning (7):
- go one's own way; move apart
- go one's own way; move apart
Example in sentence:
- The friends separated after the party
Meaning (8):
- act as a barrier between; stand between
- act as a barrier between; stand between
Example in sentence:
- The mountain range divides the two countries
Meaning (9):
- divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
- divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
Example in sentence:
- The road forks
Meaning (10):
- come apart
- come apart
Example in sentence:
- The two pieces that we had glued separated
Meaning (11):
- mark as different
- mark as different
Example in sentence:
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
2. separate [ a]
[ a]Meaning (12):
- independent; not united or joint
- independent; not united or joint
Example in sentence:
- a problem consisting of two separate issues;
- formed a separate church;
- they went their separate ways
3. separate [ s]
[ s]Meaning (13):
- standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
- standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
Example in sentence:
- a freestanding bell tower;
- a house with a separate garage
Meaning (14):
- separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
- separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
Example in sentence:
- girls and boys in separate classes;
- separate but equal
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