Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈsɛp.əˌɹeɪt/
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/ˈsɛpˌɹeɪt/
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- Canada
- General-American
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/ˈsɛp.ɚˌeɪt/
Pronunciation notes
- Canada
- General-American
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/ˈsɛp.əˌɹæɪt/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
- New-Zealand
Verb
To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
Usage- Transitive
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Separate the articles from the headings.
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Ant taxonomists have decided that anything that's worth separating should be separated at the species level, and have no truck with subspecies at all. Butterfly taxonomists, however, like the triple-barrelled name approach and dote on subspecies. As a result, the numbers of ant species and butterfly species are not directly comparable.
The mesosphere may be described as the earth's intermediate or middle atmosphere, which separates the thermosphere above from the ozonosphere (or stratosphere) below, both of which are responsible for absorption of most of the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation and preventing it from reaching the earth's surface.
To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
Usage- Transitive
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Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
From the fine gold I separate the allay [alloy].
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There must be some deep-rooted anti-social principle in every man's nature, so dearly does he love aught that separates him from his kind; or is it but one of the many shapes taken by that mental kaleidoscope, vanity, the varying and the glittering, the desire of distinction, sinking into that of notice?
To cause (things or people) to be separate.
Usage- Transitive
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If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.
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It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […]; […]; or perhaps to muse on the irrelevance of the borders that separate nation states and keep people from understanding their shared environment.
To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
Usage- Intransitive
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The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.
To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
Usage- Obsolete
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Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
Adjective
Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
Usage- not-comparable
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This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
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Syntactically, hendiadic constructions differ from synthetonic sequences in that the latter are separate clauses, and hence are separately negatable and may have different tenses and aspects and different subjects.
Not together (with); not united (to).
Usage- not-comparable
- followed by “from”
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I try to keep my personal life separate from work.
Noun
Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
Usage- plural-normally
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French taffeta evening separates – a puffball skirt, and a ruffled blouse – were pressed flat to drag them up to date.
A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.
Adjective
independent; not united or joint
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a problem consisting of two separate issues
they went their separate ways
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formed a separate church
standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
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a freestanding bell tower
a house with a separate garage
separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
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separate but equal
girls and boys in separate classes
have the connection undone; having become separate
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Noun
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
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a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
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Verb
act as a barrier between; stand between
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The mountain range divides the two countries
force, take, or pull apart
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He separated the fighting children
Moses parted the Red Sea
mark as different
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We distinguish several kinds of maple
separate into parts or portions
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divide the cake into three equal parts
The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
divide into components or constituents
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Separate the wheat from the chaff
arrange or order by classes or categories
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How would you classify these pottery shards — are they prehistoric?
make a division or separation
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discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
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The business partners broke over a tax question
The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
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My friend and I split up
go one's own way; move apart
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The friends separated after the party
become separated into pieces or fragments
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The figurine broke
The freshly baked loaf fell apart
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
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move or break apart
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The two pieces that we had glued separated
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
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The road forks