separate

/sɛpɜrət/ verbadjectivenoun
8 letters3 syllables10 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS19
VERB
1

Treat differently on the basis of sex or race.

2

Make a division or separation.

3

Go one's own way; move apart.

“The friends separated after the party”

4

Mark as different.

5

Come apart.

“The two pieces that we had glued separated”

6

Divide into components or constituents.

7

Act as a barrier between; stand between.

8

Arrange or order by classes or categories.

9

Become separated into pieces or fragments.

10

Separate into parts or portions.

11

Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.

“The couple separated after 25 years of marriage”

12

Force, take, or pull apart.

“He separated the fighting children”

13

Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork.

ADJECTIVE
1

Standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything.

“a house with a separate garage”

2

Independent; not united or joint.

“a problem consisting of two separate issues”

“they went their separate ways”

3

Separated according to race, sex, class, or religion.

“separate but equal”

“girls and boys in separate classes”

4

Have the connection undone; having become separate.

NOUN
1

A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication.

2

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

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