Hypernyms for "separate"
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arborise
arborize
avulse
Balkanise
Balkanize
bifurcate
break
break apart
break away
break down
break off
break open
break up
break with
burst
bust
calve
canton
card
catalog
catalogue
chip
chip off
close off
come away
come off
compartmentalise
compartmentalize
contradistinguish
contrast
count
crack
crush
cut
cut up
decompose
decouple
demarcate
detach
dialyse
dialyze
dichotomise
dichotomize
diffract
disadvantage
disarticulate
disassociate
discerp
disconnect
discriminate
disfavor
disfavour
disjoin
disjoint
dismember
dispel
disperse
dissipate
dissociate
disunify
disunite
divorce
extract
filter
filter out
filtrate
format
fractionate
fragment
fragmentise
fragmentize
gerrymander
gin
give the axe
give the bounce
give the gate
grade
group
hive off
individualise
individualize
initialise
initialize
insulate
isolate
joint
keep apart
know
know apart
label
ladder
lot
macerate
number
paragraph
parcel
partition
partition off
peptise
peptize
pigeonhole
polarise
polarize
puncture
rail
rail off
reclassify
redline
reduce
refer
run
rupture
scatter
secede
section
sectionalise
sectionalize
segment
segregate
separate
separate out
sequester
sequestrate
set apart
sever
severalise
severalize
sex
shut off
sieve
sift
single out
size
sliver
smash
snap
splinter
split
split up
spread out
stamp
stereotype
strain
stratify
subdivide
take apart
tear
tease
triangulate
trifurcate
twig
unitise
unitize
wash
zone
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.