separate

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/ˈsɛpəɹət/ English

Definitions

noun

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

verb

To divide (a thing) into separate parts.“Separate the articles from the headings.”
To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
To cause (things or people) to be separate.“If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.”
To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.“The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.”

adjective

Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).“This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.”
(followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).“I try to keep my personal life separate from work.”

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Synonyms

split up tear apart partition split break down come apart disintegrate fall apart earmark sepose apart segregated isolable discrete abstracted detached removed disjoint

Antonyms

Associated

entity entities occasions subspecies distinct ways merged

Rhymes

elucidate articulate desolate facilitate profligate explicate deliberate delineate ruminate innate

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