American English pronunciation
How to pronounce separate
IPA transcription: ['sɛpɚ,eɪt]
Pronunciation variants: ['sɛpɚ,eɪt]['sɛpɚɪt]['sɛpɹət]
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Noun
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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
Verb
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separate into parts or portions
“divide the cake into three equal parts”
“The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I”
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mark as different
“We distinguish several kinds of maple”
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act as a barrier between; stand between
“The mountain range divides the two countries”
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arrange or order by classes or categories
“How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?”
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become separated into pieces or fragments
“The figurine broke”
“The freshly baked loaf fell apart”
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force, take, or pull apart
“He separated the fighting children”
“Moses parted the Red Sea”
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discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
“The business partners broke over a tax question”
“The couple separated after 25 years of marriage”
“My friend and I split up”
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go one's own way; move apart
“The friends separated after the party”
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divide into components or constituents
“Separate the wheat from the chaff”
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make a division or separation
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treat differently on the basis of sex or race
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come apart
“The two pieces that we had glued separated”
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divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
“The road forks”
Adjective
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independent; not united or joint
“a problem consisting of two separate issues”
“they went their separate ways”
“formed a separate church”
Adjective
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standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
“a freestanding bell tower”
“a house with a separate garage”
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separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
“separate but equal”
“girls and boys in separate classes”
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have the connection undone; having become separate
Usage examples
- The boy wanted to believe that his friend had simply become separated from him by accident.
- It was separated from Louisiana State University and renamed McNeese State College.
- I have to separate out the sulfur.
- They are similar to communes, but have been given a separate legal status.
- I'd add a separate subsection which deals with this aspect.
- It is often a separate piece called a projectile point.
- The railway is separated from the linear park by a stout safety fence.
- Justices Blackmun and Stevens separately concurred in the judgment.
- Thus, the Air Force became a separate branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.
- I avoid this entirely, but I don't force the commands to be in a separate utterance.