separate

sep-a-rate · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To cause to move or be apart.

  2. 2.

    To form a distinction between; to distinguish.

  3. 3.

    [as adjective]Forming a unit by itself; not joined.

Related words

Antonyms: combine, join, unite
See also: distinct, divide, split
Synonyms: disconnect, divide, split

Etymology

From Latin separare, from se- ("apart") + parare ("to prepare").