Definition of "Separate" :

noun: a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

noun: a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

verb: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

verb: become separated into pieces or fragments

verb: mark as different

verb: arrange or order by classes or categories

verb: divide into components or constituents

"Separate the wheat from the chaff."

verb: force, take, or pull apart

"He separated the fighting children."

verb: come apart

"The two pieces that we had glued separated."

verb: go one's own way; move apart

"The friends separated after the party."

verb: make a division or separation

verb: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

"The couple separated after 25 years of marriage."

verb: separate into parts or portions

verb: treat differently on the basis of sex or race

verb: act as a barrier between; stand between

adjective: standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

"A house with a separate garage."

adjective: have the connection undone; having become separate

adjective: separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

"Separate but equal."

adjective: independent; not united or joint

"A problem consisting of two separate issues."