separate
1. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
• Syn:
offprint, reprint
• Derivationally related forms:
reprint (for: reprint)
• Hypernyms:
article
2. a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
• Hypernyms:
garment
1. act as a barrier between;
stand between (Freq. 18)
- The mountain range divides the two countries
• Syn:
divide
• Derivationally related forms:
divide (for: divide), divider (for: divide)
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. force, take, or pull apart (Freq. 8)
- He separated the fighting children
- Moses parted the Red Sea
• Syn:
disunite, divide, part
• Derivationally related forms:
partitive (for: part), separation
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
compartmentalize, compartmentalise, cut up, polarize, polarise,
sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate, disjoin,
disjoint, disarticulate, disconnect, cut, tear, joint,
joint, break, sever, break up, rupture,
snap, bust
• Cause:
divide, part
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
3. mark as different (Freq. 7)
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
• Syn:
distinguish, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize,
severalise, tell, tell apart
• Derivationally related forms:
difference (for: differentiate), differentiation (for: differentiate), differentiator (for: differentiate), distinction (for: distinguish)
• Hypernyms:
identify, place
• Hyponyms:
know, discriminate, know apart, label, sex,
individualize, individualise, contrast, severalize, severalise, contradistinguish,
decouple, dissociate, demarcate, single out, stratify
• Entailment:
compare
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
4. separate into parts or portions (Freq. 6)
- divide the cake into three equal parts
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
• Syn:
divide, split, split up, dissever, carve up
• Ant:
unite (for: divide)
• Derivationally related forms:
split (for: split), divisible (for: divide), division (for: divide), divider (for: divide)
• Hypernyms:
change integrity
• Hyponyms:
subdivide, format, initialize, initialise, sectionalize,
sectionalise, triangulate, unitize, unitise, lot, parcel,
sliver, splinter, paragraph, canton, Balkanize, Balkanise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. divide into components or constituents (Freq. 3)
- Separate the wheat from the chaff
• Derivationally related forms:
separation, separator
• Hypernyms:
change integrity
• Hyponyms:
decompose, break up, break down, dialyse, dialyze,
peptize, peptise, macerate, tease, card, filter,
filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out, extract, fractionate,
sift, sieve, wash, disperse, avulse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. arrange or order by classes or categories (Freq. 3)
- How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
• Syn:
classify, class, sort, assort, sort out
• Derivationally related forms:
assortment (for: assort), sort (for: sort), sorter (for: sort), sorting (for: sort), class (for: class), classificatory (for: classify), class (for: classify), classification (for: classify), classifier (for: classify)
• Hypernyms:
categorize, categorise
• Hyponyms:
unitize, unitise, catalogue, catalog, isolate,
refer, reclassify, size, dichotomize, dichotomise, pigeonhole,
stereotype, stamp, group, grade, count, number
• Entailment:
compare
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
7. make a division or separation (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
divide
• Derivationally related forms:
divisible (for: divide), division (for: divide), separative
• Hyponyms:
partition, zone, break, disperse, dissipate,
dispel, break up, scatter, rail, rail off, detach,
shut off, close off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
8. become separated into pieces or fragments (Freq. 1)
- The figurine broke
- The freshly baked loaf fell apart
• Syn:
break, split up, fall apart, come apart
• See Also:
break up (for: break)
• Derivationally related forms:
breakable (for: break), break (for: break)
• Hypernyms:
change integrity
• Hyponyms:
burst, split, break open, puncture, bust,
smash, ladder, run, snap, crack, break up,
fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise, crush
• Verb Group:
break
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
9. go one's own way;
move apart (Freq. 1)
- The friends separated after the party
• Syn:
part, split
• Derivationally related forms:
split (for: split), parting (for: part), separation
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out, break up, diffract
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
10. discontinue an association or relation;
go different ways (Freq. 1)
- The business partners broke over a tax question
- The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
- My friend and I split up
• Syn:
part, split up, split, break, break up
• Derivationally related forms:
breakup (for: break up), break (for: break), split (for: split), separatist, separation
• Hyponyms:
give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate, disunify, break apart,
disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint, break with,
split up, secede, splinter, break away, break
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
11. come apart
- The two pieces that we had glued separated
• Syn:
divide, part
• Derivationally related forms:
partitive (for: part), divisible (for: divide), separation
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
subdivide, polarize, polarise, calve, break up,
chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off, disjoin,
disjoint, detach, come away, segregate, segment, reduce,
reduce, partition, partition off, dismember, take apart,
discerp, gerrymander
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
12. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
- The road forks
• Syn:
branch, ramify, fork, furcate
• See Also:
branch out (for: branch)
• Derivationally related forms:
furcation (for: furcate), fork (for: fork), forking (for: fork), ramification (for: ramify), branch (for: branch)
• Hypernyms:
diverge
• Hyponyms:
arborize, arborise, twig, bifurcate, trifurcate
• Verb Group:
ramify, branch
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
13. treat differently on the basis of sex or race
• Syn:
discriminate, single out
• Derivationally related forms:
separative, discriminatory (for: discriminate), discrimination (for: discriminate), discriminator (for: discriminate)
• Hypernyms:
distinguish, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize,
severalise, tell, tell apart
• Hyponyms:
isolate, insulate, hive off, segregate, redline,
disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s (for: discriminate)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: discriminate)
1. independent;
not united or joint (Freq. 20)
- a problem consisting of two separate issues
- they went their separate ways
- formed a separate church
• Ant:
joint
• Similar to:
apart, asunder, detached, isolated, separated,
separated, discrete, distinct, disjoint, disjunct,
isolable, unaccompanied
• See Also:
divided, independent, individual, single, other,
segregated, unintegrated, unshared
• Derivationally related forms:
separateness
• Attrubites:
separation
2. standing apart;
not attached to or supported by anything (Freq. 2)
- a freestanding bell tower
- a house with a separate garage
• Syn:
freestanding
• Similar to:
detached
3. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
- separate but equal
- girls and boys in separate classes
• Similar to:
segregated, unintegrated
• Derivationally related forms:
separateness
4. have the connection undone;
having become separate
• Syn:
disjoined
• Similar to:
unconnected
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