separatest

Verb

separate (third-person singular simple present separates, present participle separating, simple past and past participle separated)

1. (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
   • Separate the articles from the headings.

   Synonyms:

   partition, split, becut, decide, discerp, disintegrate, dispart, dissever, divide, divorce

2. (transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
   • Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 8:35

   Synonyms:

   differentiate, disaggregate, disassemble, discriminate, disjoin, disunify, disunite, divide, peel off, pick off

3. (transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.
   • If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.

   Synonyms:

   split up, tear apart

4. (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
   • The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.

   Synonyms:

   break down, come apart, disintegrate, fall apart

5. (obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
   • Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 13:2

   Synonyms:

   earmark, sepose, allocate, appropriate, shelve, assign, dedicate, detach, designate, preselect

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