separate [ s·e·p·a·rate ]
Adjective
this raises two separate issues
There is a separate pool and games room for children.
The two are separate and distinct schools of thought.
Verb
police were trying to separate two rioting mobs
six years separated the two brothers
The two separated, moving to opposite ends of the clearing.
Then they grew apart, separated and, eventually divorced.
The disease she was suffering from in Jewish society and under Mosaic law rendered her unclean, and she was separated from the services of the temple.
the processed milk had separated into curds and whey
The greenhouse gas had been separated from extracted natural gas and would normally have been released into the atmosphere…
his position separates him from those who might share his interests
Plural noun
My closet is full of separates, but few work together.
The difference is much like the difference between buying an integrated HiFi and separates - the former is the easy option but the latter almost always performs better.
Hand picking ensured that mineral separates were at least 99% pure.

