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      separate
      noun
      (usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
      (bibliography) A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.
      verb
      (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
      (transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
      (transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.
      (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
      (obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
      adjective
      Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
      (followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).
      Roots
      paropar- · Latin · prepare
      Synonyms for separate
      dissevervdisjoinedadjdisunitevsplitndividevdistinguishvdifferentiatevsegregatevdisjointvapartadvdisjunctadjdetachvdistinctadj
      Words related to separate
      disjectfreestandingadjpeptizevseparatelyadvdisjoiningvseparablyadvsecernvfractionizevseparatenessnseparableadjdisassociatevunsharedadjsunderedvdiscretenessnseptempartitedissociableadjcompartmentalizevseparationnapartnessnunitizingvliquatevseverableadjquadrifidseparativeadjbisulcateadjdividableadjbifurcatedadj

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