separate

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English

Etymology

From Latin sēparātus, perfect passive participle of sēparāre (“to separate”), from sē (“apart”) +‎ parō (“prepare”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”). Displaced Middle English scheden, from Old English scēadan (whence English shed).

Pronunciation

• (adjective, noun)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛp.ɹət/, /ˈsɛp.ə.ɹət/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛp.ɹət/
  • (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsep.ɹət/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpɹət, -ɛpəɹət
• (verb)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛp.əˌɹeɪt/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛp.əˌɹeɪt/, /ˈsɛp.ɚˌeɪt/
  • (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsep.əˌɹæɪt/
• Hyphenation: sep‧a‧rate
  • Rhymes: -ɛpəɹeɪt

Adjective

separate (not comparable)

1. Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).

2. (followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).

Derived terms

Translations

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.

   Synonyms: partition, split; see also Thesaurus:divide

2. (transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:disjoin
3. (transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.

   Synonyms: split up, tear apart
4. (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.

   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.

   Synonyms: earmark, sepose; see also Thesaurus:set apart

Alternative forms

• seperate (archaic or misspelling)

Antonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

• separative

Translations

Noun

separate (plural separates)

1. (usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
2. (bibliography) A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.

Usage notes

• The spelling is separate (-par-). seperate (-per-) is a common misspelling.

See also

Anagrams

• asperate

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

separate

1. inflection of separat:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Interlingua

Adjective

separate (not comparable)

1. separate

Participle

separate

1. past participle of separar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.paˈra.te/
• Rhymes: -ate
• Hyphenation: se‧pa‧rà‧te

Adjective

separate

1. feminine plural of separato

Noun

separate

1. plural of separata

Verb

separate

1. inflection of separare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seː.paˈraː.te/, [s̠eːpäˈräːt̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /se.paˈra.te/, [sepäˈräːt̪e]

Verb

sēparāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of sēparō

References

• “separate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “separate”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• separate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

separate

1. definite singular of separat
2. plural of separat

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

separate

1. definite singular of separat
2. plural of separat

Spanish

Verb

separate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of separar combined with te