separate

Meaning of separate

noun

(usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

verb
  1. To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
    Separate the articles from the headings.
  2. To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
  3. To cause (things or people) to be separate.
    If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.
  4. To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
    The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.
  5. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
adjective
  1. Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
    This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
  2. (followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).
    I try to keep my personal life separate from work.

Information about separate

Hyphenation of separate

sep-a-rate

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • separate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

separate synonyms

Meaning freestanding:

freestanding

Meaning apart:

apart, separated

Meaning individual:

individual, single

Meaning disjoined:

disjoined

Meaning offprint:

offprint, reprint

Meaning divide:

divide, split, dissever, part

Meaning disunite:

disunite, divide, part

Meaning distinguish:

distinguish, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, tell

Meaning classify:

classify, class, sort, assort

Meaning break:

break

Meaning part:

part, split, break

Meaning discriminate:

discriminate

Meaning branch:

branch, ramify, fork, furcate

Meaning :

partition, disintegrate, earmark, sepose

separate antonyms

Meaning :

annex, combine

Translation of separate

Anagrams of separate

asperate

Words that rhyme with separate

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