Definition of separate
- v. t. - To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to
part in any manner.
- v. t. - To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space
between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea separates Europe and
Africa.
- v. t. - To set apart; to select from among others, as for a
special use or service.
- v. i. - To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to
withdraw from one another; as, the family separated.
- p. a. - Divided from another or others; disjoined;
disconnected; separated; -- said of things once connected.
- p. a. - Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; --
said of things that have not been connected.
- p. a. - Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate
spirit; the separate state of souls.