separate

1. v. t. To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner. Source: opted

2. v. t. To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea separates Europe and Africa. Source: opted

3. v. t. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service. Source: opted

4. v. i. To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another; as, the family separated. Source: opted

5. p. a. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; -- said of things once connected. Source: opted

6. p. a. Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said of things that have not been connected. Source: opted

7. p. a. Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls. Source: opted

8. adj. independent; not united or joint Source: wordnet

9. adj. standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything Source: wordnet

10. adj. class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/separated">separated class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/according">according to race, sex, class, or religion Source: wordnet

11. adj. have the connection undone; having become separate Source: wordnet

12. n. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication Source: wordnet

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