Associations to the word «Separate»

SEPARATE, adjective. Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).

SEPARATE, adjective. (followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).

SEPARATE, verb. (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.

SEPARATE, verb. To disunite something from one thing; To disconnect.

SEPARATE, verb. (transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.

SEPARATE, verb. (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.

SEPARATE, verb. (obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.

SEPARATE, noun. (usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

SEPARATE PEACE, noun. An agreement to end hostilities with an opponent, while remaining hostile with that opponent's allies.

SEPARATE PEACES, noun. Plural of separate peace

SEPARATE THE SHEEP FROM THE GOATS, verb. To divide the members of a group into those that are superior and those that are inferior.

SEPARATE THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF, verb. (idiomatic) to select only that which is of value

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

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

SEPARATE, verb. Act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries".

SEPARATE, verb. Force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea".

SEPARATE, verb. Mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple".

SEPARATE, verb. Separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I".

SEPARATE, verb. Divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff".

SEPARATE, verb. Arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?".

SEPARATE, verb. Make a division or separation.

SEPARATE, verb. Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up".

SEPARATE, verb. Go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party".

SEPARATE, verb. Become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart".

SEPARATE, verb. Treat differently on the basis of sex or race.

SEPARATE, verb. Come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated".

SEPARATE, verb. Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks".

SEPARATE, adjective. Independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church".

SEPARATE, adjective. Standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage".

SEPARATE, adjective. Separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes".

SEPARATE, adjective. Have the connection undone; having become separate.