separate

== English == === Pronunciation 1 === (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsɛp.əˌɹeɪt/, /ˈsɛpˌɹeɪt/, (rhotic, also) /ˈsɛp.ɚˌeɪt/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈsɛp.əˌɹæɪt/ Rhymes: -ɛpəɹeɪt Hyphenation: sep‧a‧rate ==== Etymology ==== From Middle English separaten (“to separate”), from separat (“separated”) +‎ -en, from Latin sēparātus, perfect passive participle of sēparō (“to separate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), 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). Doublet of sever, also derived from the same Latin verb. ==== Verb ==== separate (third-person singular simple present separates, present participle separating, simple past and past participle separated) (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts. Synonyms: partition, split; see also Thesaurus:divide (transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:disjoin (transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate. Synonyms: split up, tear apart (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances. Synonyms: break down, come apart, disintegrate, fall apart (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 ===== === Pronunciation 2 === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛp.(ə.)ɹət/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsɛp.ɹət/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈsep.ɹət/ Rhymes: -ɛpɹət, -ɛpəɹət Hyphenation: sep‧a‧rate ==== Etymology 1 ==== From Middle English separat, see -ate (“adjective-forming suffix”) and Etymology 1 for more. ===== Adjective ===== separate (not comparable) Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else). (followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to). ====== Derived terms ====== ====== Translations ====== ==== Etymology 2 ==== From a substantivization of the above adjective, see -ate (“noun-forming suffix”) and Etymology 1 for more. ===== Noun ===== separate (plural separates) (usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants. (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 inflection of separat: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Interlingua == === Adjective === separate (not comparable) separate === Participle === separate past participle of separar == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /se.paˈra.te/ Rhymes: -ate Hyphenation: se‧pa‧rà‧te === Adjective === separate feminine plural of separato === Noun === separate plural of separata === Verb === separate inflection of separare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [seː.paˈraː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [se.paˈraː.te] === Verb === sēparāte 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 definite singular of separat plural of separat == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adjective === separate definite singular of separat plural of separat == Spanish == === Verb === separate second-person singular voseo imperative of separar combined with te