Separate
verbAdjective
standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
“a house with a separate garage”
Similar:Freestandingindependent; not united or joint
“a problem consisting of two separate issues”
“they went their separate ways”
“formed a separate church”
See also:UnsharedDividedIndependentseparated according to race, sex, class, or religion
“separate but equal”
“girls and boys in separate classes”
have the connection undone; having become separate
Similar:Disjoined
Noun
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
Similar:OffprintReprintType of:Articlea garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
Type of:Garment
Verb
force, take, or pull apart
“He separated the fighting children”
go one's own way; move apart
“The friends separated after the party”
come apart
“The two pieces that we had glued separated”
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
“The couple separated after 25 years of marriage”
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
Similar:Discriminatearrange or order by classes or categories
become separated into pieces or fragments
Similar:Breakseparate into parts or portions
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
mark as different
Type of:PlaceIdentifyact as a barrier between; stand between
Similar:Dividemake a division or separation
Similar:Dividedivide into components or constituents
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