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- DictionarySep·a·rate
adjective
- 1. forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself: "this raises two separate issues"
verb
- 1. cause to move or be apart: "both owners were trying to separate the dogs"
- 2. divide into constituent or distinct elements: "the processed milk had separated into curds and whey"
noun
- 1. individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or pants, suitable for wearing in different combinations.
- 2. the self-contained, freestanding components of a sound-reproduction system.
separate. 1. /ˈsɛprət/ standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything. 2. /ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/ force, take, or pull apart. 3. /ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/ force, take, or pull apart. IPA guide. Other forms: separated; separating; separates. Things that are separate are kept apart from other things.
4 days ago · separate, divide imply a putting apart or keeping apart of things from each other. To separate is to remove from each other things previously associated: to separate a mother from her children. To divide is to split or break up carefully according to measurement, rule, or plan: to divide a cake into equal parts. 3. disjoin, disengage. 13.
verb. uk / ˈsep ə reɪt / us. separate verb (DIVIDE) B2. to divide into parts, or to make something divide into parts: I separated the class into three groups. More examples. It's hard to separate fact from fiction in what she says. The rooms are separated by a partition. The tissue separates the skin from the muscle.
Check pronunciation: separate. Definition of separate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. To set, force, or keep apart: The referee separated the two boxers. b. To put space between; space apart or scatter: small farms that were separated one from another by miles of open land. c. To form a border or barrier between (two areas or groups): A hedge separates the two yards. d.
[intransitive, transitive] to divide into different parts or groups; to divide things into different parts or groups Stir the sauce constantly so that it does not separate. separate something Separate the eggs (= separate the yolk from the white). separate something from/and something It is impossible to separate belief from emotion. separate so...
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sep‧a‧rate1 /ˈsepərət/ S2 W2 adjective [ no comparative] 1 different Use separate knives for raw and cooked meat. My wife and I have separate bank accounts. 2 not related to or not affected by something else That’s a separate issue.
