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Webster 1913 Edition

Separate

Sep′a-rate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Separated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Separating
.]
[L.
separatus
, p. p. of
separare
to separate; pfref.
se-
aside +
parare
to make ready, prepare. See
Parade
, and cf.
Sever
.]
1.
To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.
From the fine gold I
separate
the alloy.
Dryden.
Separate
thyself, I pray thee, from me.
Gen. xiii. 9.
Who shall
separate
us from the love of Christ?
Rom. viii. 35.
2.
To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between;
as, the Mediterranean Sea
separates
Europe and Africa
.
3.
To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
Separate
me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called thaem.
Acts xiii. 2.
Separated flowers
(Bot.)
,
flowers which have stamens and pistils in separate flowers; diclinous flowers.
Gray.

Sep′a-rate

,
Verb.
I.
To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another;
as, the family
separated
.

Sep′a-rate

,
p.
Adj.
[L.
separatus
, p. p. ]
1.
Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; – said of things once connected.
Him that was
separate
from his brethren.
Gen. xlix. 26.
2.
Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; – said of things that have not been connected.
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled,
separate
from sinnere.
Heb. vii. 26.
3.
Disunited from the body; disembodied;
as, a
separate
spirit; the
separate
state of souls
.
Separate estate
(Law)
,
an estate limited to a married woman independent of her husband.
–
Separate maintenance
(Law)
,
an allowance made to a wife by her husband under deed of separation.
–
Sep′a-rate-ly
,
adv.
–
Sep′a-rate-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Separate

SEP'ARATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. separo.]
1. To disunite; to divide; to sever; to part, in almost any manner, either things naturally or casually joined. The parts of a solid substance may be separated by breaking, cutting or splitting, or by fusion, decomposition or natural dissolution. A compound body may be separated into its constituent parts. Friends may be separated by necessity, and must be separated by death. The prism separates the several kinds of colored rays. A riddle separates the chaff from the grain.
2. To set apart from a number for a particular service.

Definition 2024

separate

separate

See also: sepárate

English

Adjective

separate ‎(not comparable)

  1. Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
    This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
  2. (followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).
    I try to keep my personal life separate from work.

Translations

Verb

separate ‎(third-person singular simple present separates, present participle separating, simple past and past participle separated)

  1. (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
    Separate the articles from the headings.‎
  2. To disunite something from one thing; To disconnect.
    • Dryden
      From the fine gold I separate the alloy.
    • Bible, Romans viii. 35
      Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
  3. (transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.
    • 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
      It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […];  […]; or perhaps to muse on the irrelevance of the borders that separate nation states and keep people from understanding their shared environment.
    If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.‎
  4. (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
    The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.‎
  5. (obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
    • Bible, Acts xiii. 2
      Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

Derived terms

Antonyms

Translations

See also

Noun

separate ‎(plural separates)

  1. (usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

Usage notes

  • The spelling is separate (-par-). *Seperate (-per-) is a common misspelling.

Anagrams

German

Adjective

separate

  1. inflected form of separat

Italian

Verb

separate

  1. second-person plural indicative present of separare
  2. second-person plural imperative of separare

Latin

Verb

sēparāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of sēparō

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

separate

  1. definite singular of separat
  2. plural of separat

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

separate

  1. definite singular of separat
  2. plural of separat

Etymology

From Latin separatus, perfect passive participle of separare ‎(“to separate”), from Latin sē- ‎(“apart”) +‎ parō ‎(“prepare”). Displaced Middle English scheden, from Old English scēadan.

Pronunciation

  • (adjective, noun) IPA(key): /ˈsɛp(ə)ɹət/
  • (verb) IPA(key): /ˈsɛpəɹeɪt/
  • Hyphenation: sep‧a‧rate

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