SEPARATE
(adj., noun, adj.sat, verb)Definitions
There are 19 meanings of the word
Separate.
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Separate - as an adjective
Independent; not united or joint
Example: "A problem consisting of two separate issues"
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Separate - as a noun
Separate - as an adjective satellite
Standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
Example: "A freestanding bell tower"
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Separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
Example: "Separate but equal"
Separate - as a verb
Act as a barrier between; stand between
Example: "The mountain range divides the two countries"
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Force, take, or pull apart
Example: "He separated the fighting children"
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Mark as different
Example: "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
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Separate into parts or portions
Example: "Divide the cake into three equal parts"
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Divide into components or constituents
Example: "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
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Arrange or order by classes or categories
Example: "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
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Make a division or separation
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Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
Example: "The business partners broke over a tax question"
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Go one's own way; move apart
Example: "The friends separated after the party"
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Become separated into pieces or fragments
Example: "The figurine broke"
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Treat differently on the basis of sex or race
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Move or break apart
Example: "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
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Example Sentences
"She separated the laundry into different piles."
"The teacher separated the students into groups for the project."
"We need to separate the egg yolks from the whites."
"The magician separated the coins and made them disappear."
"They decided to separate after years of marriage."
Word Game Points
Is SEPARATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, separate is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
SEPARATE has a SCRABBLE points total of 10.
Is SEPARATE a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, separate is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordSEPARATE has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 11.
Is SEPARATE a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, separate is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordSEPARATE has a WORDFEUD points total of 11.