separate.
To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
Meaning & usage
To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
Separate the articles from the headings.
To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
To cause (things or people) to be separate.
If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.
To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.
To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English separaten (“to separate”), from separat (“separated”) + -en, from Latin sēparātus, perfect passive participle of sēparō (“to separate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from sē- (“apart”) + parō (“prepare”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”). Displaced Middle English scheden, from Old English scēadan (whence English shed). Doublet of sever, also derived from the same Latin verb.
Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
Not together (with); not united (to).
I try to keep my personal life separate from work.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English separat, see -ate (“adjective-forming suffix”) and Etymology 1 for more.
Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.
Where this word comes from
From a substantivization of the above adjective, see -ate (“noun-forming suffix”) and Etymology 1 for more.
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