- separate
- separate [adj1] disconnected abstracted, apart, apportioned, asunder, cut apart, cut in two, detached, disassociated, discrete, disembodied, disjointed, distant, distributed, disunited, divergent, divided, divorced, far between, free, independent, in halves, isolated, loose, marked, parted, partitioned, put asunder, removed, scattered, set apart, set asunder, severed, sovereign, sundered, unattached, unconnected; concept 577 —Ant. combined, connected, joined, mixed, together, united separate [adj2] alone, individual apart, autonomous, detached, different, discrete, distinct, distinctive, diverse, free, independent, lone, one, only, particular, peculiar, several, single, sole, solitary, unique, various; concepts 557,564 —Ant. associated, together, united separate [v1] remove something from group; keep or set apart break, break off, cleave, come apart, come away, come between, detach, dichotomize, disconnect, disentangle, disjoin, disjoint, dissect, dissever, distribute, divide, divorce, intersect, part, rupture, sever, split, split up, sunder, uncombine, uncouple, undo; concept 135 —Ant. combine, join, mix, unite separate [v2] isolate, segregate assign, break up, classify, close off, comb, compartment, compartmentalize, cut off, discriminate, distribute, draw apart, group, insulate, interval, intervene, island, order, put on one side, rope off, seclude, sequester, sift, single out, sort, space, split up, stand between, winnow; concepts 158,201 —Ant. desegregate, join, unite separate [v3] part company in a romantic relationship or marriage alienate, bifurcate, break it off*, break off, break up, dedomicile, depart, discontinue, disunify, disunite, diverge, divorce, drop, estrange, go away, go different ways*, go separate ways*, leave, part, pull out, split up, take leave, uncouple, unlink, untie the knot*; concepts 297,384 —Ant. marry
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Separate — (bürgerlich Sebastian Faisst[1]) ist ein deutscher Rapper aus Mainz und Mitgründer des Labels Buckwheats Music. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Biografie 2 Diskografie 3 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
separate — vb Separate, part, divide, sever, sunder, divorce can all mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjoined. Separate implies a putting or keeping apart; it may suggest a scattering or dispersion of units {forces that separate families}… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Separate — Sep a*rate, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ] 1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; said of things once connected. [1913 Webster] Him that was separate from his brethren. Gen. xlix. 26. [1913 Webster] 2. Unconnected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Separate — Sep a*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Separated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Separating}.] [L. separatus, p. p. of separare to separate; pfref. se aside + parare to make ready, prepare. See {Parade}, and cf. {Sever}.] 1. To disunite; to divide; to disconnect;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
separate — sep·a·rate / se pə ˌrāt/ vb rat·ed, rat·ing vt: to cause the separation of vi: to undergo a separation the couple separated last year compare divorce Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
separate — [sep′ə rāt΄; ] for adj. & n., [sep′ə rit, sep′rit] vt. separated, separating [ME separaten < L separatus, pp. of separare, to separate < se , apart (see SECEDE) + parare, to arrange, PREPARE] 1. to set or put apart into sections, groups,… … English World dictionary
Separate — Sep a*rate, v. i. To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another; as, the family separated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
separate — Note the spelling with two as, unlike desperate. The verb is pronounced sep ǝ rayt, and the adjective sep ǝ rǝt … Modern English usage
separate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself; not joined or united with others. 2) different; distinct. ► VERB 1) move or come apart. 2) stop living together as a couple. 3) divide into constituent or distinct elements. 4) … English terms dictionary
separate — sep|a|rate1 W2S2 [ˈsepərıt] adj [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. ▪ He was… … Dictionary of contemporary English