transitive verb separated, separating
- to set or put apart into sections, groups, sets, units, etc.; cause to part; divide; disunite; sever
- to see the differences between; distinguish or discriminate between
- to keep apart by being between; divide: a hedge that separates the yards
- to bring about a separation between (a husband and wife)
- to single out or set apart from others for a special purpose; sort; segregate
- to take away (a part or ingredient) from a combination or mixture
- to discharge; specif.,
- to release from military service
- ☆ to dismiss from employment
- to dislocate (a body joint)
Origin:
ME separaten < L separatus, pp. of separare, to separate < se-, apart (see secede) + parare, to arrange, prepare