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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : verb sep-uh-reyt; adjective, noun sep-er-it
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈsɛp əˌreɪt; adjective, noun ˈsɛp ər ɪt



Definition of separate

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin separatus, past participle of separare "to pull apart," from se- "apart" (see secret) + parare "make ready, prepare" (see pare). Sever (q.v.) is a doublet, via French. Related: Separated; separating.
  • adj disconnected
  • adj alone, individual
  • verb remove something from group; keep or set apart
  • verb isolate, segregate
  • verb part company in a romantic
Example sentences :
  • I have left a separate fund in a savings bank for her to draw upon.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Supposing him ready to separate from her, could she be detached from him?
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • He wanted to separate himself from the others, just as Allister always did.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Separate the eggs, beat the yolks, and add them to the mixture.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Separate the egg, beat the yolk, and mix it with the potato.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • The fingers should be used to separate the flesh at this place.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Shakespeare had travelled far in the dozen years which separate the two plays.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • Holy; He is perfectly pure, and separate from all that is evil.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • "I thank you," he said; and they both ran off with happy hearts, each a separate way.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • Falsehoods have been told in order to separate us from each other.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

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