separate

  • 11separate — sep|a|rate1 W2S2 [ˈsepərıt] adj [no comparative] 1.) different ▪ Use separate knives for raw and cooked meat. ▪ My wife and I have separate bank accounts. 2.) not related to or not affected by something else ▪ That s a separate issue. ▪ He was… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12separate — I separate, verb To disunite, divide, disconnect, or sever. See sever II separate, adj Individual; distinct; particular; disconnected. Generally used in law as opposed to joint, though the more usual antithesis of the latter term is several.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 13separate — ♦♦ separates, separating, separated (The adjective and noun are pronounced [[t]se̱pərət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]se̱pəreɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ: oft ADJ from n If one thing is separate from another, there is a barrier, space, or division between …

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  • 14separate — sep|a|rate1 [ sepərət ] adjective *** 1. ) not together or joined to something else: My parents have separate bank accounts. My brother and I always had separate rooms. They re not divorced but they lead completely separate lives (=do not do… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15separate */*/*/ — I UK [ˈsep(ə)rət] / US [ˈsepərət] adjective 1) not together, or not joined to something else My brother and I always had separate rooms. My parents have separate bank accounts. They re not divorced but they lead completely separate lives (= do… …

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  • 16separate — ▪ I. separate sep‧a‧rate 2 [ˈsepəreɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to divide something into two or more parts, or to cause something to be divided into two parts: • The decision to separate the business reflects the management s current… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 17separate — 1 / sepFrit/ adjective 1 things, places, buildings etc that are separate are not joined to each other or touching each other: separate bedrooms | The poor travelled in a separate carriage. (+ from): Keep the fish separate from the other food. 2… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18separate — separately, adv. separateness, n. v. /sep euh rayt /; adj., n. /sep euhr it/, v., separated, separating, adj., n. v.t. 1. to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence. 2. to put, bring, or… …

    Universalium

  • 19separate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 move/keep people/things apart ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ carefully ▪ clearly ▪ These two branches of the science have now become clearly separated. ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 20separate — verb (separated, separating) –verb (t) /ˈsɛpəreɪt / (say sepuhrayt) 1. to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier, space, etc. 2. to put apart; part: to separate persons fighting. 3. to disconnect; disunite: to separate church and… …