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| sep·a·rate [ séppərət ] |
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1. apart: not touching or connected, not together, or not in the same place
  They slept in separate rooms.
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2. unrelated: distinct from or unrelated to something else
treated it as a separate issue
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3. different: not shared with somebody or something else
offers an apartment with a separate entrance
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verb (past and past participle sep·a·rat·ed, present participle sep·a·rat·ing, 3rd person present singular sep·a·rates) |
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1. transitive verb move or keep something apart: to move two or more people or things away from each other, or prevent people or things from coming into contact with each other
Somehow we got separated in the crowd.
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2. transitive verb be between things: to stand or lie between one person or thing and another
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3. intransitive verb come apart: to come apart or stop being attached or connected
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4. transitive verb distinguish people or things: to be the factor that makes two people or things different from one another
His ready wit separated him from his classmates.
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5. intransitive verb part company: to leave one another and go off in different directions
The group separated soon after lunch.
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6. intransitive verb cease living as couple: to stop living together as a couple
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7. transitive verb categorize somebody or something: to put somebody or something into different categories or groups
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8. transitive verb show how things differ: to see or show that two or more things are different or not
Try to separate the issues and establish priorities.
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9. transitive and intransitive verb divide: to split something into component parts, or be split into component parts
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10. transitive and intransitive verb make or become independent: to leave a larger group and become independent, or cause part of a larger group to leave and form an independent unit
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11. transitive verb release or fire somebody: to dismiss somebody from a job, or release somebody from military service
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plural noun sep·a·rates [ séppərətsséppərət ] |
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dress individual items of clothing: articles of women's clothing that can be bought as individual items and worn in various combinations, e.g. blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants
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| [15th century. < Latin separat-, past participle of separare, literally "arrange apart" < parare "make ready"] |
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