separate /sepˈə-rāt/ transitive verb- To divide
- To part
- To sunder
- To sever
- To disconnect
- To disunite
- To remove
- To isolate
- To keep apart
- To seclude
- To set apart for a purpose
- To exclude from cohabitation, esp by judicial decree
- To remove cream from, using a separator
intransitive verb- To part
- To cease to live together as a (esp married) couple
- To withdraw
- To secede
- To come out of combination or contact
- To become disunited
adjective /sepˈə-rit or sepˈrit/ - Separated
- Divided
- Apart from another
- Distinct
noun- An offprint
- (in pl) items of dress, eg blouse, skirt, etc, forming separate parts of an outfit
ORIGIN: L sēparāre, -ātum, from sē- aside, and parāre to put separability /-ə-bilˈi-ti/ noun sepˈarable adjective That may be separated or disjoined sepˈarableness noun sepˈarably adverb sepˈarately adverb sepˈarateness noun separāˈtion noun - The act of separating or disjoining
- The state of being separate
- Disunion
- A place or line where there is a division
- A gap or interval that separates
- Chemical analysis
- Cessation of cohabitation by agreement or judicial decree, without a formal dissolution of the marriage tie
sepˈaratism /-ə-tizm/ or separāˈtionism noun sepˈaratist noun - A person who withdraws or advocates separation from an established church, federation, organization, etc (also separāˈtionist)
- A dissenter
- An Independent (historical)
- (by Unionists) a person who advocates Home Rule
- A believer in separate authorship of parts, esp of the Homeric poems
adjective Of or relating to separatism or separatists sepˈarative /-ə-tiv/ adjective Tending to separate sepˈarātor noun - A person who or thing which separates
- A machine for separating cream from milk by whirling
separatory /sepˈər-ə-tər-i/ noun An instrument for separating adjective Having the function of separating sepˈarātrix noun (pl separātriˈcēs) A separating line, solidus separāˈtum noun A separate offprint separate development noun Segregation of different racial groups, each supposed to progress in its own way separate maintenance noun A provision made by a husband for his separated wife separate school noun (in Canada) a school for pupils belonging to a religious minority separation allowance noun A government allowance to a serviceman's wife and dependants |