SEPARATE
/ˈsɛpəɹət/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 11
Definition
- noun a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication.
— synonyms: offprint, reprint
- noun a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments.
- adjective independent.
- adjective standing apart.
— synonyms: freestanding
- adjective separated according to race, sex, class, or religion.
- adjective have the connection undone.
— synonyms: disjoined
- verb act as a barrier between.
— synonyms: divide
- verb force, take, or pull apart.
— synonyms: disunite, divide, part
- verb mark as different.
— synonyms: distinguish, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell_apart
- verb separate into parts or portions.
— synonyms: divide, split, split_up, dissever, carve_up
- verb divide into components or constituents.
- verb arrange or order by classes or categories.
— synonyms: classify, class, sort, assort, sort_out
- verb make a division or separation.
— synonyms: divide
- verb discontinue an association or relation.
— synonyms: part, split_up, split, break, break_up
- verb go one's own way.
— synonyms: part, split
- verb become separated into pieces or fragments.
— synonyms: break, split_up, fall_apart, come_apart
- verb treat differently on the basis of sex or race.
— synonyms: discriminate, single_out
- verb come apart.
— synonyms: divide, part
- verb divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork.
— synonyms: branch, ramify, fork, furcate
Examples
- “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.”
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