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.