separate
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "separate"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ•, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύ

not connected to anything, and forming a unit by itself
separate definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company operates two separate divisions for manufacturing and sales.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ•, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύ

standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
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āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ•, āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ

separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
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āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ•, āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ

have the connection undone; having become separate
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āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to divide or disconnect something from a larger whole
Transitive: to separate sth | to separate sth from a group or whole
to separate definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef is separating the egg whites from the yolks.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āϕ⧁āϏ⧁āĻŽ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to divide into distinct parts or groups
Transitive: to separate sth into parts or groups
to separate definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He separated the puzzle pieces into different piles to make assembly easier.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āϜāύ āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϜāϞ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to end the relationship or live apart from a partner
Intransitive
to separate definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The couple mutually agreed to separate, realizing they had grown apart over time.
āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇ āϏāϰ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause things to become distinct or detached from each other
Transitive: to separate two parts or sections
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mountain range separated the two valleys, each with its own unique ecosystem and wildlife.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻŖā§€āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϕ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋāϰ āύāĻŋāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻ…āύāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause things or people to move apart from each other or to break up their connection
Transitive: to separate sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He separated the fighting dogs, pulling them apart to prevent further injury.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϞāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ, āφāϰāĻ“ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŸā§‡āύ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to perceive or recognize a distinction or difference between things or individuals
Ditransitive: to separate an aspect from another
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She could never separate her emotions from her decision-making process, often leading to impulsive choices.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ–āύāχ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āϕ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϤ⧇āύ āύāĻž, āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤāĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to divide or arrange into distinct categories or groups
Transitive: to separate sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The accountant spent hours separating the receipts and invoices, organizing them by date and expense type.
āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦāϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ– āĻ“ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϧāϰāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āϏāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāϏāĻŋāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to move or diverge in different directions
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The flock of birds began to separate, dispersing into smaller groups as they migrated south for the winter.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāρāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĻāϞ⧇ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻļā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϪ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to undergo division or disconnection, resulting in distinct or individual parts moving apart from each other
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
With the heat of the sun, the ice on the pond started to separate, forming cracks across its surface.
āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇, āĻĒ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāϰāĻĢ āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻāϰ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āϠ⧇ āĻĢāĻžāϟāϞ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦ⧈āώāĻŽā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to discriminate between or set apart based on certain criteria such as race, ethnicity, religion, or social class
Transitive: to separate sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The practice of redlining in housing markets historically separated neighborhoods by race.
āĻšāĻžāωāϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϰ⧇āĻĄāϞāĻžāχāύāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
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āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ•, āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϕ⧇āύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ•

a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
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āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŖ, āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ

a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

separately
separateness
separate
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