Definition of separate - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Adjective

independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"

Adjective Satellite

standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage"

Adjective Satellite

separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes"

Adjective Satellite

have the connection undone; having become separate

Noun

a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

Noun

a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

Verb

act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries"

Verb

force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

Verb

mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

Verb

separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

Verb

divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"

Verb

arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

Verb

make a division or separation

Verb

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"

Verb

go one''s own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"

Verb

become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

Verb

treat differently on the basis of sex or race

Verb

come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

Verb

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"

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Synonyms

assort branch break break up carve up class classify come apart differentiate discriminate disjoined dissever distinguish disunite divide fall apart fork freestanding furcate offprint part ramify reprint secern secernate severalise severalize single out sort sort out split split up tell tell apart

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Antonyms

joint

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More General Terms

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More Specific Terms

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

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