SEPARATE

separate

Noun

  1. Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

Verb

  1. To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
  2. To disunite something from one thing; To disconnect.
  3. To cause (things or people) to be separate.
  4. To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
  5. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.

Adjective

  1. Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
    This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
  2. Not together (with); not united (to).
    I try to keep my personal life separate from work.


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