separate

separate: ▪ I. separate sep‧a‧rate ² [ˈsepəreɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive]

to divide something into two or more parts, or to cause something to be divided into two parts:

• The decision to separate the business reflects the management's current marketing strategy.

separate something from something

• Rising competition separates the strong from the weak.

[m0] ▪ II. separate sep‧a‧rate ¹ [ˈseprt] adjective

1. things that are separate are not connected or related to each other in any way:

• The finance team left to start a separate company.

• Many advertisers are running ads for two or more separate products.

2. under separate cover if something is sent under separate cover, it is sent through the post in a different envelope from other documents:

• The information you requested is being sent under separate cover.

— separately adverb :

• Debt should be stated on the balance sheet separately from other liabilities.

* * *

Ⅰ.

separate UK US /ˈsep^ərət/ adjective

► not together, joined, or connected: »We realised that the best way to progress the project would be to set up a separate company.
»We have separate bank accounts.
separate from sth »The assets of the fund will be ring-fenced, which means they will be kept separate from the rest of the fund.

Ⅱ.

separate UK US /ˈsep^əreɪt/ verb

► [I or T] to divide into parts, or cause something to divide into parts: separate (sth) from sth »They oppose the idea of Scotland separating from Britain.
separate sth into sth »We separated the workspace into cubicles using screens.
»separate a company/business

► [T] to consider two people or things as different or not connected: separate sth from sth »These economic decisions cannot be separated from politics.
separate sth and sth »I find it difficult to separate home and business.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Synonyms:

Disjoin, disunite, part, divide, sever, dissever, detach, disconnect, disengage, Part, divide, be divided, be disunited, be separated, sunder, Disjoined, disconnected, dissociated, detached, disjointed, disunited, parted, divided, severed / Sever, sunder, lie between, hold apart, Cleave, open, be divided, Unconnected, distinct / Withdraw, remove, eliminate, set apart, Alone, withdrawn / Disunited, incorporeal

Look at other dictionaries:

Separate — (bürgerlich Sebastian Faisst[1]) ist ein deutscher Rapper aus Mainz und Mitgründer des Labels Buckwheats Music. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Biografie 2 Diskografie 3 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
separate — vb Separate, part, divide, sever, sunder, divorce can all mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjoined. Separate implies a putting or keeping apart; it may suggest a scattering or dispersion of units {forces that separate families}… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Separate — Sep a*rate, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ] 1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; said of things once connected. [1913 Webster] Him that was separate from his brethren. Gen. xlix. 26. [1913 Webster] 2. Unconnected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Separate — Sep a*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Separated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Separating}.] [L. separatus, p. p. of separare to separate; pfref. se aside + parare to make ready, prepare. See {Parade}, and cf. {Sever}.] 1. To disunite; to divide; to disconnect;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
separate — sep·a·rate / se pə ˌrāt/ vb rat·ed, rat·ing vt: to cause the separation of vi: to undergo a separation the couple separated last year compare divorce Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
separate — [sep′ə rāt΄; ] for adj. & n., [sep′ə rit, sep′rit] vt. separated, separating [ME separaten < L separatus, pp. of separare, to separate < se , apart (see SECEDE) + parare, to arrange, PREPARE] 1. to set or put apart into sections, groups,… … English World dictionary
separate — [adj1] disconnected abstracted, apart, apportioned, asunder, cut apart, cut in two, detached, disassociated, discrete, disembodied, disjointed, distant, distributed, disunited, divergent, divided, divorced, far between, free, independent, in… … New thesaurus
Separate — Sep a*rate, v. i. To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another; as, the family separated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
separate — Note the spelling with two as, unlike desperate. The verb is pronounced sep ǝ rayt, and the adjective sep ǝ rǝt … Modern English usage
separate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself; not joined or united with others. 2) different; distinct. ► VERB 1) move or come apart. 2) stop living together as a couple. 3) divide into constituent or distinct elements. 4) … English terms dictionary
separate — sep|a|rate1 W2S2 [ˈsepərıt] adj [no comparative] 1.) different ▪ Use separate knives for raw and cooked meat. ▪ My wife and I have separate bank accounts. 2.) not related to or not affected by something else ▪ That s a separate issue. ▪ He was… … Dictionary of contemporary English

Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

separate

Look at other dictionaries:

Share the article and excerpts

Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Financial and business terms

separate

Look at other dictionaries:

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link