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Separate

/ˈsɛpəɹət/

(usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

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📖 Definitions of "Separate"

noun

1
(usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

verb

1
To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
"Separate the articles from the headings."
2
To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
3
To cause (things or people) to be separate.
"If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes."
4
To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
"The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring."

adjective

1
Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
"This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces."
2
(followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).
"I try to keep my personal life separate from work."

🔄 Synonyms of "Separate"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
distinctverb	Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
breakverb	(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
detached	Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
individualnoun	A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
tellverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.
partnoun	A portion; a component.
splitverb	(transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
classnoun	(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
isolated	Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
distinguishverb	To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
disjunctnoun	Separate; discontinuous; not connected.
abstracted	Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
singlenoun	Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
disseververb	To separate (two or more things); to split apart (something).
sortnoun	A general type.
differentiateverb	(transitive) To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
secernateverb	To secern.
discrete	Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
divided	separated or split into pieces
apart	Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
segregated	(of a person or thing) Separated or isolated from others, or from another group.
forknoun	Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows:
divideverb	(transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
break upverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
separated	Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.

↔️ Antonyms of "Separate"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
jointnoun	(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
uniteverb	(transitive) To bring together as one.
unifyverb	(transitive) Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Separate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
apart	Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
segregated	(of a person or thing) Separated or isolated from others, or from another group.
isolable	Able to be isolated.
discrete	Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
abstracted	Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
detached	Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
removedverb	Separated in time, space, or degree.
disjoint	(set theory, not comparable) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.
disjunctnoun	Separate; discontinuous; not connected.
disjoined	separated
individualnoun	A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
isolated	Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
severalizeverb	(transitive) To distinguish; to make or treat as several.
single outverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently.
differentiateverb	(transitive) To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
splitnoun	Divided.
tell apartverb	(idiomatic) To perceive things as different, or to perceive their difference itself; to differentiate, distinguish, discriminate.
distinguishverb	To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
disuniteverb	(transitive) To separate, sever, or split.
single	Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.