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separate [ s·e·p·a·rate ]

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ˈseprət, ˈsepəreɪt ]
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ˈseprət, ˈsepəreɪt ]
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Adjective

1. Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.

this raises two separate issues

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2. Not joined or touching physically.

There is a separate pool and games room for children.

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3. Different; distinct.

The two are separate and distinct schools of thought.

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Verb

1. Cause to move or be apart.

police were trying to separate two rioting mobs

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2. Form a distinction or boundary between.

six years separated the two brothers

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3. Become detached or disconnected; move apart.

The two separated, moving to opposite ends of the clearing.

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4. Stop living together as a couple.

Then they grew apart, separated and, eventually divorced.

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5. Discharge or dismiss (someone) from service or employment.

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.

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6. Divide into constituent or distinct elements.

the processed milk had separated into curds and whey

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7. Extract or remove for use or rejection.

The greenhouse gas had been separated from extracted natural gas and would normally have been released into the atmosphere…

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8. Distinguish between or from others; consider individually.

his position separates him from those who might share his interests

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Plural noun

1. Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.

My closet is full of separates, but few work together.

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2. The self-contained, free-standing components of a sound-reproduction system.

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.

3. Portions into which a soil, sediment, etc. can be sorted according to particle size, mineral composition, or other criteria.

Hand picking ensured that mineral separates were at least 99% pure.

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Origin

1. Late Middle English from Latin separat- ‘disjoined, divided’, from the verb separare, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’.

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