Definitions For Separate
noun
- A garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
- A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
verb
- Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
- Become separated into pieces or fragments
- Mark as different
- Arrange or order by classes or categories
- Divide into components or constituents
- Force, take, or pull apart
- Come apart
- Go one's own way; move apart
- Make a division or separation
- Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- Separate into parts or portions
- Treat differently on the basis of sex or race
- Act as a barrier between; stand between
- To cause (two or more people or things) to stop being together, joined, or connected : to make (people or things) separate
- To be between (two things or people)
- To stop being together, joined, or connected : to become separate
adjective
- Standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
- Have the connection undone; having become separate
- Separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
adjective
- Independent; not united or joint
Examples of Separate in a Sentence
- They described the process used to separate cream from milk.
- A great distance separated the sisters from each other.
- They walked together to the corner, but then they separated and went their separate ways.
- There are separate restrooms for men and women.
- The boys have separate rooms.
- They slept in separate beds.
noun
- A garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
- A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
verb
- Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
- Become separated into pieces or fragments
- Mark as different
- Arrange or order by classes or categories
- Divide into components or constituents
- Force, take, or pull apart
- Come apart
- Go one's own way; move apart
- Make a division or separation
- Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- Separate into parts or portions
- Treat differently on the basis of sex or race
- Act as a barrier between; stand between
- To cause (two or more people or things) to stop being together, joined, or connected : to make (people or things) separate
- To be between (two things or people)
- To stop being together, joined, or connected : to become separate
adjective
- Standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
- Have the connection undone; having become separate
- Separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
adjective
- Independent; not united or joint
- They described the process used to separate cream from milk.
- A great distance separated the sisters from each other.
- They walked together to the corner, but then they separated and went their separate ways.
- There are separate restrooms for men and women.
- The boys have separate rooms.
- They slept in separate beds.