separate
Speech parts
1. separate - Noun
2. separate - Adjective
3. separate - Verb
5. separate - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.
To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea separates Europe and Africa.
To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another; as, the family separated.
Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; -- said of things once connected.
Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said of things that have not been connected.
Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls.
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How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
The road forks
The figurine broke
The freshly baked loaf fell apart
The business partners broke over a tax question
The couple separated after 25 years of marriage