separate

Definition

  • verb: to set or keep apart
  • verb: to cause (two or more people or things) to stop being together, joined, or connected
  • adjective: not joined, connected, or combined
  • adjective: set or kept apart
  • usually used in plural
  • synonyms: disunite, divide, disconnect

Examples

  • He tries to keep his private life and public life 'separate' (from each other). = He tries to keep his private life 'separate' from his public life.

  • ('US') He fell and 'separated' [='dislocated'] his shoulder. [=caused the bone in his shoulder to move out of its proper position]

  • The competition has been easy to this point, but now it gets tough and we'll really begin to 'separate the men from the boys'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Now, it concludes that... ...the most logical delivery system for the terrorist to use... ...would be an airborne attack. A separate report has been filed... ...suggesting a train, despite the fact that the tunnels surrounding Parliament... ...have been sealed shut. Chief Inspector Finch. (..)
    2005 V for Vendetta