Definition of "separate"

separate

/ˈsɛp.ɹət/

adjective
not comparable
1. Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
2. (followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).
verb
third-person singular simple present separates, present participle separating, simple past and past participle separated
1. (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
2. (transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
  Quotations
  From the fine gold I separate the allay [alloy].
  1683, John Dryden, The Art of Poetry
  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Romans 8:35
3. (transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.
  Quotations
  It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […]; […]; or perhaps to muse on the irrelevance of the borders that separate nation states and keep people from understanding their shared environment.
  2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36
4. (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
5. (obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
  Quotations
  Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Acts 13:2
noun
plural separates
1. (usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
  Quotations
  French taffeta evening separates – a puffball skirt, and a ruffled blouse – were pressed flat to drag them up to date.
  2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morle, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in the Guardian‎
2. (bibliography) A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.

Definition of "separate"

separate

adjective

verb

Quotations

Quotations

Quotations

noun

Quotations

Similar words

Learn more...

Similar words

Learn more...

Learn more...