verb

separate

SEHP-uh-rayt

verb

To divide something into parts, or to keep things or people apart from each other.

"Separate the eggs before you start baking."

"The referee stepped in to separate the two players."

adj

Not connected to or joined with something else; distinct.

"Keep your work and personal emails in separate accounts."

How to Use Separate

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo divide or split apart, or (as an adjective) distinct and not joined together.

Common mistake

Frequently misspelled as "seperate" — remember it has "par" in the middle, from the Latin parare.

Common pairings

separate from go their separate ways keep separate

separated past tense, separates plural, separates singular

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_____ the eggs before you start baking.

From Latin separatus, past participle of separo, "to separate," from se- ("apart") + paro ("prepare").

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