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Definition: Meaning of, separate in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsɛprɪt /

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  1. different
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  2. not related to or not affected by something else
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  3. not joined to or touching something else
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  4. go your separate ways if people go their separate ways, they stop being friends or lovers
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  5. go your separate ways if people who have been travelling together go their separate ways, they start travelling in different directions
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
separate separated separated
Present Participle Third Person Singular
separating separates
  1. be between [transitive] if something separates two places or two things, it is between them so that they are not touching each other
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  2. divide [intransitive and transitive] to divide or split into different parts, or to make something do this
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  3. stop living together [intransitive] if two people who are married or have been living together separate, they start to live apart
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  4. recognize difference [transitive] to recognize that one thing or idea is different from another
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  5. move apart [intransitive and transitive] if people separate, or if someone or something separates them, they move apart
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  6. make somebody/something different [transitive] to be the quality or fact that makes someone or something different from other people or things
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  7. better/older [transitive] if an amount separates two things, one thing is better or older than the other by that amount
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  8. separate the men from the boys informal to show clearly which people are brave, strong, or skilled, and which are not
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  9. separate the sheep from the goats British English also separate the wheat from the chaff to separate the good things from the bad things
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separate used in phrases

  • separate off (verb)
    1. partition by means of a divider, such as a screen
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separate used in phrasal verbs

  • separate out (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] same as separate2 (sense 5)
    2. [intransitive/transitive] same as separate2 (sense 3)
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