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- transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
se
p
reIt
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| inflections: |
separates, separating, separated |
| definition 1: |
to put or keep apart; disunite; part.
The adoption agency refused to separate the twin brothers.These memories are so connected in my mind that it's hard to separate them.- synonyms:
- disunite, isolate, part
- antonyms:
- amalgamate, bind, mix, unify, unite
- similar words:
- divide, divorce, exclude, fence off, quarantine, segregate, sequester, space, split, wall off
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| definition 2: |
to divide (a single thing) into parts.
Separate the dough with a knife and save half for later.- synonyms:
- disconnect, dissociate, distance
- antonyms:
- bind, combine, conflate, connect, fuse, join, link, marry
- similar words:
- break, cleave, cut, detach, disassociate, disentangle, disjoin, disjoint, divide, rend, rive, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unyoke
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| definition 3: |
to sort; divide.
The instructor separated the class into two groups.- synonyms:
- divide, sort, split
- antonyms:
- combine, merge
- similar words:
- apportion, break down, cull, divvy up, halve, part, partition, quarter, resolve, section, segment, sift, subdivide, winnow
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| definition 4: |
to take by dividing or extracting.
In this way, the hydrogen is separated from the oxygen.- synonyms:
- extract, split
- similar words:
- abstract, detach, divide, isolate, weed out
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| related words: |
alienate, allot, amputate, branch, compartment, decompose, differentiate, discriminate, joint, precipitate, rupture, scatter, sort, zone |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
se
p
reIt
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| definition 1: |
to become disconnected.
The marching band separated into two lines.- synonyms:
- dissociate, disunite, part
- antonyms:
- connect, join, meet
- similar words:
- disjoin, disjoint, part company, sever, uncouple
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| definition 2: |
to become divided.
Oil and water separate quickly.- synonyms:
- divide, part, split
- antonyms:
- amalgamate, amass, combine, converge, merge
- similar words:
- bifurcate, bisect, branch, cleave, diverge, fork, part company, ramify, resolve, segment
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| definition 3: |
to discontinue living together as a married couple, either prior to or without obtaining a divorce.
The couple separated last year but have not yet decided whether to divorce.- synonyms:
- split up
- antonyms:
- marry
- similar words:
- bust up, disunite, divorce
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| definition 4: |
to withdraw (usu. fol. by " from").
She will separate from the partnership next year.- synonyms:
- withdraw
- similar words:
- depart, drop out, pull out, quit, secede, split
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| related words: |
precipitate, segregate, zone |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
se
p
riht
[or]
se
priht
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| definition 1: |
disconnected or detached.
Because of all its separate compartments, this is my favorite piece of luggage.I keep my short-sleeve shirts and my long-sleeve shirts in separate drawers.- synonyms:
- detached, disconnected
- antonyms:
- attached, connected
- similar words:
- asunder, divorced, free, removed, segregated, split, unattached
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| definition 2: |
unrelated; distinct.
Those are separate issues that we have no time to discuss now.- synonyms:
- distinct, unrelated
- antonyms:
- related
- similar words:
- different, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, single, unlike
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| definition 3: |
standing alone; independent.
The house has a separate garage.- synonyms:
- autonomous, independent
- antonyms:
- interdependent
- similar words:
- alone, apart, disparate, individual, isolated, only, removed, secluded, single, sole, solitary, withdrawn
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| definition 4: |
individual.
Each separate piece of information needs to be recorded on the spreadsheet.- synonyms:
- individual
- similar words:
- disparate, distinct, single, singular, solitary, unique
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| related words: |
irrelevant, lone, other, several, specific, stray |
| derivations: |
separately (adv.), separateness (n.) |
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