separate

Meaning

Adj

1. Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
2. Not together (with); not united (to).

Verb

1. To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
2. To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
3. To cause (things or people) to be separate.
4. To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
5. (obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.

Noun

1. Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
2. A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.

Hyphenated as

sep‧a‧rate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛp.ɹət/

Etymology

From Latin sēparātus, perfect passive participle of sēparāre (“to separate”), from sē (“apart”) + parō (“prepare”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”). Displaced Middle English scheden, from Old English scēadan (whence English shed).

Sentences

They even demanded separate eating and toilet facilities .

Early versions of talk did not separate text from each user .

Some factions favour a separate state while others seek regional autonomy .