Dictionary definition · separate
noun
- a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
- a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
verb
- act as a barrier between; stand between"The mountain range divides the two countries"
- force, take, or pull apart"He separated the fighting children"
- mark as different"We distinguish several kinds of maple"
- separate into parts or portions"divide the cake into three equal parts"
- divide into components or constituents"Separate the wheat from the chaff"
- arrange or order by classes or categories"How would you classify these pottery shards — are they prehistoric?"
adjective
- independent; not united or joint"a problem consisting of two separate issues"
- standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything"a freestanding bell tower"
- separated according to race, sex, class, or religion"separate but equal"
- have the connection undone; having become separate
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).