separated

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛpəreɪtɪd/

From the verb separate: (⇒ conjugate)
separated is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past; v past p

sep•a•rate /v. ˈsɛpəˌreɪt; adj., n. -ərɪt/USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing, adj., n.
v.

to (cause to) come or draw apart;
divide: [~ + object]to separate two fighting boys.[~ + object + from + object]The school separates the boys from the girls.[no object]The two fighters separated, then went after each other again.
to divide into pieces: [~ + object]Separate the strips of bacon and fry them individually.[no object]After defrosting, the strips of bacon will separate easily.
to (cause to) become extracted: [~ + object]to separate metal from ore.[no object]The metal easily separates from the ore.
to stop living together but without divorce:[no object]He and his wife separated last year.

adj.

ClothingUsually, separates. [plural] women's clothing to be worn in various combinations.

sep•a•rate•ly, adv. See -pare-¹.

sep•a•rate (v. sep′ə rāt′;adj., n. sep′ər it),USA pronunciation v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing, adj., n.
v.t.

to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space:to separate two fields by a fence.
to put, bring, or force apart;
part:to separate two fighting boys.
to set apart;
disconnect;
dissociate:to separate church and state.
to remove or sever from association, service, etc., esp. legally or formally:He was separated from the army right after V-E Day.
to sort, part, divide, or disperse (an assemblage, mass, compound, etc.), as into individual units, components, or elements.
to take by parting or dividing;
extract (usually fol. by from or out):to separate metal from ore.
Mathematicsto write (the variables of a differential equation) in a form in which the differentials of the independent and dependent variables are, respectively, functions of these variables alone:We can separate the variables to solve the equation.Cf. separation of variables.

v.i.

to part company;
withdraw from personal association (often fol. by from):to separate from a church.
(of a married pair) to stop living together but without getting a divorce.
to draw or come apart;
become divided, disconnected, or detached.
to become parted from a mass or compound:Cream separates from milk.
to take or go in different directions:We have to separate at the crossroad.

adj.

detached, disconnected, or disjoined.
unconnected;
distinct;
unique:two separate questions.
being or standing apart;
distant or dispersed:two separate houses; The desert has widely separate oases.
existing or maintained independently:separate organizations.
individual or particular:each separate item.
not shared;
individual or private:separate checks; separate rooms.
(sometimes cap.) noting or pertaining to a church or other organization no longer associated with the original or parent organization.

ClothingUsually, separates. women's outer garments that may be worn in combination with a variety of others to make different ensembles, as matching and contrasting blouses, skirts, and sweaters.
Printing, Library Scienceoffprint (def. 1).
Library Sciencea bibliographical unit, as an article, chapter, or other portion of a larger work, printed from the same type but issued separately, sometimes with additional pages.

Latin sēparātus (past participle of sēparāre), equivalent. to sē- se- + par(āre) to furnish, produce, obtain, prepare + -ātus -ate¹
late Middle English (noun, nominal and adjective, adjectival) 1400–50

sep′a•rate•ly, adv.
sep′a•rate•ness, n.

Separate,

divide

separate

to separate a mother from her children.

divide

to divide a cake into equal parts.

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separate vb /ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/

(transitive) to act as a barrier between: a range of mountains separates the two countries
to part or be parted from a mass or group
(transitive) to discriminate between: to separate the men from the boys
to divide or be divided into component parts; sort or be sorted
to sever or be severed
(intransitive) (of a married couple) to cease living together by mutual agreement or after obtaining a decree of judicial separation

adj /ˈsɛprɪt; ˈsɛpərɪt/

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin sēparāre, from sē- apart + parāre to obtainˈseparately adv ˈseparateness n

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