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What is "separate" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does separate mean in English? Meaning of separate definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "separate" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "separate": a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

Noun

  • Meaning: a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
  • Synonyms: offprint reprint separate
  • Hypernyms: article

    • Meaning of "separate": act as a barrier between; stand between

    Verb

  • Meaning: act as a barrier between; stand between
  • Example: The mountain range divides the two countries
  • Synonyms: divide separate

    • Meaning of "separate": independent; not united or joint

    Adjective

  • Meaning: independent; not united or joint
  • Example: a problem consisting of two separate issues they went their separate ways formed a separate church
  • Synonyms: separate
  • Antonyms: joint
  • Similar: apart asunder detached discrete disjoint disjunct distinct isolable isolated separated set-apart unaccompanied
  • Also see: divided independent individual other segregated single unintegrated unshared

    • Meaning of "separate": a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

    Noun

  • Meaning: a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
  • Synonyms: separate
  • Hypernyms: garment

    • Meaning of "separate": force, take, or pull apart

    Verb

  • Meaning: force, take, or pull apart
  • Example: He separated the fighting children Moses parted the Red Sea
  • Synonyms: disunite divide part separate
  • Hyponyms: break break up bust compartmentalise compartmentalize cut cut up disarticulate disconnect disjoin disjoint gin isolate joint keep apart polarise polarize rupture sequester sequestrate set apart sever snap tear
  • Hypernyms: displace move

    • Meaning of "separate": standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

    Adjective

  • Meaning: standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
  • Example: a freestanding bell tower a house with a separate garage
  • Synonyms: freestanding separate
  • Similar: detached

    • Meaning of "separate": mark as different

    Verb

  • Meaning: mark as different
  • Example: We distinguish several kinds of maple
  • Synonyms: differentiate distinguish secern secernate separate severalise severalize tell tell apart
  • Hyponyms: contradistinguish contrast decouple demarcate discriminate dissociate individualise individualize know know apart label separate severalise severalize sex single out stratify
  • Hypernyms: identify place

    • Meaning of "separate": separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

    Adjective

  • Meaning: separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
  • Example: separate but equal girls and boys in separate classes
  • Synonyms: separate
  • Similar: segregated unintegrated

    • Meaning of "separate": separate into parts or portions

    Verb

  • Meaning: separate into parts or portions
  • Example: divide the cake into three equal parts The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
  • Synonyms: carve up dissever divide separate split split up
  • Hyponyms: balkanise balkanize canton format initialise initialize lot paragraph parcel sectionalise sectionalize sliver splinter subdivide triangulate unitise unitize
  • Hypernyms: change integrity
  • Antonyms: unify unite

    • Meaning of "separate": have the connection undone; having become separate

    Adjective

  • Meaning: have the connection undone; having become separate
  • Synonyms: disjoined separate
  • Similar: unconnected

    • Meaning of "separate": divide into components or constituents

    Verb

  • Meaning: divide into components or constituents
  • Example: Separate the wheat from the chaff
  • Synonyms: separate
  • Hyponyms: avulse break down break up card decompose dialyse dialyze disperse extract filter filter out filtrate fractionate macerate peptise peptize separate out sieve sift strain tease wash
  • Hypernyms: change integrity

    • Meaning of "separate": arrange or order by classes or categories

    Verb

  • Meaning: arrange or order by classes or categories
  • Example: How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
  • Synonyms: assort class classify separate sort sort out
  • Hyponyms: catalog catalogue count dichotomise dichotomize grade group isolate number pigeonhole reclassify refer size stamp stereotype unitise unitize
  • Hypernyms: categorise categorize

    • Meaning of "separate": make a division or separation

    Verb

  • Meaning: make a division or separation
  • Synonyms: divide separate
  • Hyponyms: break break up close off detach dispel disperse dissipate partition rail rail off scatter shut off zone

    • Meaning of "separate": discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

    Verb

  • Meaning: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
  • Example: The business partners broke over a tax question The couple separated after 25 years of marriage My friend and I split up
  • Synonyms: break break up part separate split split up
  • Hyponyms: break break apart break away break with disassociate disjoint dissociate disunify disunite divorce give the axe give the bounce give the gate secede splinter split up

    • Meaning of "separate": go one's own way; move apart

    Verb

  • Meaning: go one's own way; move apart
  • Example: The friends separated after the party
  • Synonyms: part separate split
  • Hyponyms: break up diffract disperse dissipate scatter spread out
  • Hypernyms: move

    • Meaning of "separate": become separated into pieces or fragments

    Verb

  • Meaning: become separated into pieces or fragments
  • Example: The figurine broke The freshly baked loaf fell apart
  • Synonyms: break come apart fall apart separate split up
  • Hyponyms: break open break up burst bust crack crush fragment fragmentise fragmentize ladder puncture run smash snap split
  • Hypernyms: change integrity
  • Also see: break down break up decompose

    • Meaning of "separate": treat differently on the basis of sex or race

    Verb

  • Meaning: treat differently on the basis of sex or race
  • Synonyms: discriminate separate single out
  • Hyponyms: disadvantage disfavor disfavour hive off insulate isolate redline segregate
  • Hypernyms: differentiate distinguish secern secernate separate severalise severalize tell tell apart

    • Meaning of "separate": come apart

    Verb

  • Meaning: come apart
  • Example: The two pieces that we had glued separated
  • Synonyms: divide part separate
  • Hyponyms: break away break off break up calve chip chip off come away come off detach discerp disjoin disjoint dismember gerrymander partition partition off polarise polarize reduce section segment segregate subdivide take apart
  • Hypernyms: change

    • Meaning of "separate": divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

    Verb

  • Meaning: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
  • Example: The road forks
  • Synonyms: branch fork furcate ramify separate
  • Hyponyms: arborise arborize bifurcate trifurcate twig
  • Hypernyms: diverge
  • Also see: branch out broaden diversify
  • Adjective: Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else). This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.(followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to). I try to keep my personal life separate from work.

    • Synonyms:

    independent, sovereign, free, isolated, abstracted, distributed, divided, loose, scattered, marked, disjointed, disembodied, detached, removed, apart, asunder, discrete, distant, divergent, unattached, unconnected, parted, partitioned, divorced, disunited, disassociated, sundered, apportioned, severed, cut apart, cut in two, far between, in halves, put asunder, set apart, set asunder, independent, different, distinct, free, single, diverse, various, particular, autonomous, unique, solitary, detached, sole, one, apart, discrete, distinctive, lone, only, peculiar, several, disconnect, divide, divorce, break, split, detach, sever, cleave, distribute, disentangle, dissect, disjoin, undo, uncouple, part, sunder, intersect, disjoint, rupture, dissever, break off, come between, split up, dichotomize, come apart, come away, uncombine, break up, cut off, insulate, sort, interval, group, space, seclude, island, distribute, winnow, sequester, assign, sift, comb, discriminate, compartment, intervene, order, classify, split up, compartmentalize, close off, draw apart, put on one side, rope off, single out, stand between, break up, divorce, leave, estrange, bifurcate, depart, drop, discontinue, diverge, uncouple, part, disunite, break off, pull out, split up, disunify, break it off, dedomicile, go away, go different ways, go separate ways, relationship or marriage alienate, take leave, unlink, untie the knot,

    Antonyms:

    connected, united, combined, joined, mixed, together, subservient, associated, alike, like, resembling, similar, standard, united, usual, combined, together, connected, joined, mixed, dependent, same, normal, uniform, common, associated, connect, couple, link, combine, unite, mend, desegregate, marry, attach, join, agree, close, mix, disorder, disorganize, mix up, combine, unite, desegregate, marry, keep, join, mix, marry, combine, unite, desegregate, arrive, come, continue, join, mix,

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