1. Verb
To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.
2. Verb
To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea separates Europe and Africa.
3. Verb
To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
4. Verb
To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another; as, the family separated.
5. Adjective form
Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; -- said of things once connected.
6. Adjective form
Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said of things that have not been connected.
7. Adjective form
Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls.
8. Verb
mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
9. Noun
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric
10. Noun
a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
Vocabulary classified under Art and design
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