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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. i.
     To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw
     from one another; as, the family separated.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Separate \Sep"a*rate\, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ]
     1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected;
        separated; -- said of things once connected.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Him that was separate from his brethren. --Gen.
                                                    xlix. 26.
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     2. Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said
        of things that have not been connected.
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              For such an high priest became us, who is holy,
              harmless, undefiled, separate from sinnere. --Heb.
                                                    vii. 26.
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     3. Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate
        spirit; the separate state of souls.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster] -- Sep"a*rate*ly, adv. --
        Sep"a*rate*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              From the fine gold I separate the alloy. --Dryden.
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              Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. --Gen. xiii.
                                                    9.
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              Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
                                                    --Rom. viii.
                                                    35.
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     2. To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space
        between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea
        separates Europe and Africa.
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     3. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a
        special use or service.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto
              I have called thaem.                  --Acts xiii.
                                                    2.
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     Separated flowers (Bot.), flowers which have stamens and
        pistils in separate flowers; diclinous flowers. --Gray.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. i.
     To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw
     from one another; as, the family separated.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Separate \Sep"a*rate\, p. a. [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, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  separate
       adj 1: independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of
              two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways";
              "formed a separate church" [ant: joint]
       2: individual and distinct; "pegged down each separate branch
          to the earth"; "a gift for every single child" [syn: single(a)]
       3: standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a
          freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage"
          [syn: freestanding]
       4: not living together as man and wife; "decided to live
          apart"; "maintaining separate households"; "they are
          separated" [syn: apart(p), separated]
       5: characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an
          individual serving"; "separate rooms"; "single occupancy";
          "a single bed" [syn: individual, single(a)]
       6: separated according to race, sex, class, or religion;
          "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes"
       7: have the connection undone; having become separate [syn: disjoined]
       n 1: a separately printed article that originally appeared in a
            larger publication [syn: offprint, reprint]
       2: a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in
          combinations with other garments
       v 1: act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range
            divides the two countries" [syn: divide]
       2: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting
          children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: disunite, divide,
           part]
       3: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
          [syn: distinguish, differentiate, secern, secernate,
           severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart]
       4: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three
          equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire
          after World War I" [syn: divide, split, split up, dissever,
           carve up] [ant: unite]
       5: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
          [syn: divide, part]
       6: divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat
          from the chaff"
       7: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you
          classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
          [syn: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out]
       8: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine
          broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" [syn: break,
           split up, fall apart, come apart]
       9: make a division or separation [syn: divide]
       10: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
           "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The
           couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend
           and I split up" [syn: part, split up, split, break,
            break up]
       11: go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after
           the party" [syn: part, split]
       12: treat differently on the basis of sex or race [syn: discriminate,
            single out]
       13: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The
           road forks" [syn: branch, ramify, fork, furcate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  separate
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 χωρίζω
     2 διαχωρίζω
     3 (μτβ) ξεχωρίζω, χωρίζω κατά κατηγορίες ομάδες αντικειμένων ή
  ανθρώπων
     4 (ετ μαγειρική en) κόβω (''για σάλτσα, με την έννοια του
  ανεπιθύμητου αποτελέσματος)
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 χωρίζω
     2 διαχωρίζω
     3 (μτβ) ξεχωρίζω, χωρίζω κατά κατηγορίες ομάδες αντικειμένων ή
  ανθρώπων
     4 (ετ μαγειρική en) κόβω (''για σάλτσα, με την έννοια του
  ανεπιθύμητου αποτελέσματος)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  separate
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: separat)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it separato  f p)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it separata)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it separare  2 p pres ind ; 2 p imp)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (inflection of nb separat  def s)
     2 (plural of nb separat)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: separar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  separate
     a.
     1 apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything
  else).
     2 (lb en followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).
     n.
     1 (lb en usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself,
  especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and
  pants.
     2 (lb en bibliography) A printing of an article from a periodical as
  its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with
  different page numbers.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To divide (a thing) into #Adjective parts.
     2 (lb en transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
     3 (lb en transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or
  substances.
     5 (lb en obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for
  a special use or service.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  separate
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: separat)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it separato  f p)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it separata)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it separare  2 p pres ind ; 2 p imp)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (inflection of nb separat  def s)
     2 (plural of nb separat)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: separar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  separate
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: separat)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it separato  f p)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it separata)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it separare  2 p pres ind ; 2 p imp)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (inflection of nb separat  def s)
     2 (plural of nb separat)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: separar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  separate
     Englanti a.
     erillinen, erillis-; eri; yksittäinen
     Englanti n.
     (''myytävä'') yksittäinenkappale
     Englanti vb.
     1 erottaa, erotella (''ainetta''); separoida (''maitoa'')
     2 erkaannuttaa, erottaa (''sosiaalisesti'')
     3 (''aineesta'') jakaantua osiin

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  separate
     Engelska a.
     skild, separat, avskild, enskild, åtskild
     Engelska vb.
     1 skilja (sig), skilja åt, skiljas, gå skilda vägar
     2 separera
     3 dela upp (sig)
     Tyska a.
     (böjning de adj separat)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  separate
     a.
     (böjning sv adj separat)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  separate /sˈɛpɹət/
  1. afsonderlik, afsydig, apart
  2. afskei, afsonder
  3. afsplits

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Separate /sˈɛpɹət/
  منفصل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  separate //ˈsɛ.pɚˌeɪt// //ˈsɛ.pɚˌət// //ˈsɛp.ɹət// 
  1. отде́лен
  apart from; not connected to
  2. разделен
  followed by "from": not together with

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  separate //ˈsɛ.pɚˌeɪt// //ˈsɛ.pɚˌət// //ˈsɛp.ɹət// 
  1. отделям
  to cause to be separate
  2. разглобявам, разлагам
  to disunite, disconnect
  3. разделям
  to divide into separate parts