separate
adjective
1. independent; not united or joint
- a problem consisting of two separate issues
- they went their separate ways
- formed a separate church
Similar word(s): individual, single, independent, segregated, unintegrated, other, apart, asunder, detached, isolated, separated, discrete, distinct, disjoint, disjunct, isolable, unaccompanied, unshared, divided
2. standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
- a house with a separate garage
Similar word(s): detached, freestanding
3. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
- separate but equal
- girls and boys in separate classes
Similar word(s): segregated, unintegrated
4. have the connection undone; having become separate
Similar word(s): unconnected, disjoined
Sentences with separate as an adjective:
- This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
- I try to keep my personal life separate from work.
noun
1. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
Similar word(s): offprint, reprint
Definition categories: communication, article
2. a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
Definition categories: man–made, garment
verb
1. act as a barrier between; stand between
Similar word(s): divide
Definition categories: stative
2. force, take, or pull apart
- He separated the fighting children
Similar word(s): disunite, divide, part
Definition categories: contact, displace, move
3. mark as different
Similar word(s): differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell
Definition categories: cognition, identify, place
4. separate into parts or portions
Similar word(s): dissever, divide, split
Definition categories: social
5. divide into components or constituents
- Separate the wheat from the chaff
Definition categories: contact
6. arrange or order by classes or categories
Similar word(s): assort, class, classify, sort
Definition categories: cognition, categorise, categorize
7. make a division or separation
Similar word(s): divide
Definition categories: motion
8. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
Similar word(s): break, part, split
Definition categories: social
9. go one's own way; move apart
- The friends separated after the party
Definition categories: motion, move
10. become separated into pieces or fragments
Similar word(s): break
Definition categories: change
11. treat differently on the basis of sex or race
Similar word(s): discriminate
Definition categories: social, differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell
12. come apart
- The two pieces that we had glued separated
Definition categories: contact, change
13. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
Similar word(s): branch, fork, furcate, ramify
Definition categories: change, diverge
Sentences with separate as a verb:
- Separate the articles from the headings.
- If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.
- The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.