Origin of separate
SYNONYMS FOR separate
1, 2
sever,
sunder,
split.
Separate,
divide imply a putting apart or keeping apart of things from each other. To
separate is to remove from each other things previously associated:
to separate a mother from her children. To
divide is to split or break up carefully according to measurement, rule, or plan:
to divide a cake into equal parts.
3 disjoin, disengage.
13 unattached, severed, discrete.
15 secluded, isolated.
16 independent.
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British Dictionary definitions for separately
separate
verb (ˈsɛpəˌreɪt)
adjective (ˈsɛprɪt, ˈsɛpərɪt)
Derived forms of separate
separately, adverb separateness, nounWord Origin for separate
C15: from Latin
sēparāre, from
sē- apart +
parāre to obtain