separate
IPA: sˈɛpɝeɪt
noun
- (usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
- (bibliography) A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.
verb
- (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
- (transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
- (transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.
- (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
- (obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
adjective
- Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
- (followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).
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Examples of "separate" in Sentences
- The group is separated into two.
- The parents separated and divorced.
- The parents are separated and divorced.
- The nostrils are separated by the septum.
- It is a conglomeration of separate religions.
- Adjournment and dissolution are separate things.
- The point of the split is to separate the discussion of two distinct questions.
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