Meaning 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.