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Detailed Synonyms for separate in English

separate:

separate adj

  1. separate
  2. separate
  3. separate
  4. separate
  5. separate
  6. separate
  7. separate
  8. separate
    – standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything 1
    separate; freestanding
    – standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything 1
  9. separate
    – have the connection undone; having become separate 1
    separate; disjoined
    – have the connection undone; having become separate 1
  10. separate
    – separated according to race, sex, class, or religion 1
    separate
    – separated according to race, sex, class, or religion 1
    • separate adj
      • separate but equal1
      • girls and boys in separate classes1
  11. separate
    – independent; not united or joint 1
    separate
    – independent; not united or joint 1
    • separate adj
      • a problem consisting of two separate issues1
      • they went their separate ways1
      • formed a separate church1

to separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)

  1. to separate
    to separate; to differentiate; to tear off
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
    • differentiate verbe (differentiates, differentiated, differentiating)
    • tear off verbe (tears off, tore off, tearing off)
    to split
    – separate into parts or portions 1
    • split verbe (splits, split, splitting)
  2. to separate
    to separate; to break up; to go separate ways; to part
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
    • break up verbe (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • go separate ways verbe (goes separate ways, went separate ways, going separate ways)
    • part verbe (parts, parted, parting)
    to split up
    – discontinue an association or relation; go different ways 1
    • split up verbe (splits up, split up, splitting up)
      • My friend and I split up1
  3. to separate
    to dissociate from; to separate; to isolate; to place apart
    • dissociate from verbe (dissociates from, dissociated from, dissociating from)
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
    • isolate verbe (isolates, isolated, isolating)
    • place apart verbe (places apart, placed apart, placing apart)
  4. to separate
    to divide; to divorce; to separate; to cleave; to sever; to part; to crack
    • divide verbe (divides, divided, dividing)
    • divorce verbe (divorces, divorced, divorcing)
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
    • cleave verbe (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
    • sever verbe (severs, severed, severing)
    • part verbe (parts, parted, parting)
    • crack verbe (cracks, cracked, cracking)
    to split
    – discontinue an association or relation; go different ways 1
    • split verbe (splits, split, splitting)
  5. to separate
    to separate
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
  6. to separate
    to seclude; to separate; to set apart
    • seclude verbe (secludes, secluded, secluding)
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
    • set apart verbe (sets apart, set apart, setting apart)
  7. to separate
    to split; to divide; to fritter away; cut up in pieces; to separate; to cut up
    • split verbe (splits, split, splitting)
    • divide verbe (divides, divided, dividing)
    • fritter away verbe (fritters away, frittered away, frittering away)
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
    • cut up verbe (cuts up, cut up, cutting up)
  8. to separate
    – separate into parts or portions 1
    to split up; to separate
    – separate into parts or portions 1
    • split up verbe (splits up, split up, splitting up)
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
    to itemize; to itemise
    – specify individually 1
    • itemize verbe, américain (itemizes, itemized, itemizing)
    • itemise verbe, britannique
  9. to separate
    – separate into parts or portions 1
    to divide; to separate; to split; to split up; carve up; dissever
    – separate into parts or portions 1
    • divide verbe (divides, divided, dividing)
      • divide the cake into three equal parts1
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
    • split verbe (splits, split, splitting)
    • split up verbe (splits up, split up, splitting up)
    • carve up verbe
    • dissever verbe
  10. to separate
    – divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork 1
    to branch; to separate; fork; ramify; furcate
    – divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork 1
  11. to separate
    – become separated into pieces or fragments 1
    to separate; to break; to split up; to fall apart; come apart
    – become separated into pieces or fragments 1
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
    • break verbe (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • The figurine broke1
    • split up verbe (splits up, split up, splitting up)
    • fall apart verbe (falls apart, fell apart, falling apart)
    • come apart verbe
  12. to separate
    – mark as different 1
    to distinguish; to separate; to tell; to differentiate; severalize; secernate; tell apart; severalise; secern
    – mark as different 1
  13. to separate
    – arrange or order by classes or categories 1
    to separate; to class; to sort; to classify; to sort out; to assort
    – arrange or order by classes or categories 1
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
    • class verbe (classs, classed, classing)
    • sort verbe (sorts, sorted, sorting)
    • classify verbe (classifies, classified, classifying)
      • How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?1
    • sort out verbe (sorts out, sorted out, sorting out)
    • assort verbe (assorts, assorted, assorting)
  14. to separate
    – divide into components or constituents 1
    to separate
    – divide into components or constituents 1
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
  15. to separate
    – force, take, or pull apart 1
    to divide; to separate; to part; disunite
    – force, take, or pull apart 1
    • divide verbe (divides, divided, dividing)
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
      • He separated the fighting children1
    • part verbe (parts, parted, parting)
      • Moses parted the Red Sea1
    • disunite verbe
  16. to separate
    – come apart 1
    to divide; to separate; to part
    – come apart 1
    • divide verbe (divides, divided, dividing)
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
      • The two pieces that we had glued separated1
    • part verbe (parts, parted, parting)
  17. to separate
    – go one's own way; move apart 1
    to separate; to part; to split
    – go one's own way; move apart 1
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
      • The friends separated after the party1
    • part verbe (parts, parted, parting)
      • The friends separated after the party1
    • split verbe (splits, split, splitting)
  18. to separate
    – make a division or separation 1
    to divide; to separate
    – make a division or separation 1
    • divide verbe (divides, divided, dividing)
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
  19. to separate
    – discontinue an association or relation; go different ways 1
    to separate; to part; to break; to split; to break up; to split up
    – discontinue an association or relation; go different ways 1
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
      • The couple separated after 25 years of marriage1
    • part verbe (parts, parted, parting)
      • The business partners broke over a tax question1
    • break verbe (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • The business partners broke over a tax question1
    • split verbe (splits, split, splitting)
    • break up verbe (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
    • split up verbe (splits up, split up, splitting up)
      • My friend and I split up1
  20. to separate
    – treat differently on the basis of sex or race 1
    to separate; to discriminate; to single out
    – treat differently on the basis of sex or race 1
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
    • discriminate verbe (discriminates, discriminated, discriminating)
    • single out verbe (singles out, singled out, singling out)
  21. to separate
    – act as a barrier between; stand between 1
    to divide; to separate
    – act as a barrier between; stand between 1
    • divide verbe (divides, divided, dividing)
      • The mountain range divides the two countries1
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)

Conjugations for separate:

present
  1. separate
  2. separate
  3. separates
  4. separate
  5. separate
  6. separate
simple past
  1. separated
  2. separated
  3. separated
  4. separated
  5. separated
  6. separated
present perfect
  1. have separated
  2. have separated
  3. has separated
  4. have separated
  5. have separated
  6. have separated
past continuous
  1. was separating
  2. were separating
  3. was separating
  4. were separating
  5. were separating
  6. were separating
future
  1. shall separate
  2. will separate
  3. will separate
  4. shall separate
  5. will separate
  6. will separate
continuous present
  1. am separating
  2. are separating
  3. is separating
  4. are separating
  5. are separating
  6. are separating
subjunctive
  1. be separated
  2. be separated
  3. be separated
  4. be separated
  5. be separated
  6. be separated
diverse
  1. separate!
  2. let's separate!
  3. separated
  4. separating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

separate [the ~] nom

  1. the separate
    – a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments 1
    the separate
    – a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments 1
  2. the separate
    – a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication 1
    the separate; the reprint; the offprint
    – a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication 1

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Related Definitions for "separate":

  1. standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything1
    • a house with a separate garage1
  2. have the connection undone; having become separate1
  3. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion1
    • separate but equal1
    • girls and boys in separate classes1
  4. independent; not united or joint1
    • a problem consisting of two separate issues1
    • they went their separate ways1
    • formed a separate church1
  5. a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments1
  6. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication1
  7. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork1
  8. become separated into pieces or fragments1
  9. mark as different1
  10. arrange or order by classes or categories1
  11. divide into components or constituents1
  12. force, take, or pull apart1
    • He separated the fighting children1
  13. come apart1
    • The two pieces that we had glued separated1
  14. go one's own way; move apart1
    • The friends separated after the party1
  15. make a division or separation1
  16. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways1
    • The couple separated after 25 years of marriage1
  17. separate into parts or portions1
  18. treat differently on the basis of sex or race1
  19. act as a barrier between; stand between1

Related Synonyms for separate