SEPARATE

I. verb (-rated; -rating) see: secede Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to set or keep apart ; disconnect , sever , to make a distinction between ; discriminate , distinguish , sort , to disperse in space or time ; scatter , to set aside for a special purpose ; choose , dedicate , to part by a legal separation:, to sever conjugal ties with, to sever contractual relations with ; discharge , to block off ; segregate , 5. to isolate from a mixture ; extract , to divide into constituent parts, to dislocate (as a shoulder) especially in sports, intransitive verb to become divided or detached, 2. to sever an association ; withdraw , to cease to live together as a married couple, to go in different directions, to become isolated from a mixture , Synonyms: see: ~ II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. set or kept apart ; detached , solitary , secluded , immaterial , disembodied, 2. not shared with another ; individual , estranged from a parent body , 3. existing by itself ; autonomous , dissimilar in nature or identity , see: distinct ~ly adverb ~ness noun III. noun Date: 1886 offprint , an article of dress designed to be worn interchangeably with others to form various costume combinations