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1separate — ♦♦ separates, separating, separated (The adjective and noun are pronounced [[t]se̱pərət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]se̱pəreɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ: oft ADJ from n If one thing is separate from another, there is a barrier, space, or division between …
2separate — sep|a|rate1 W2S2 [ˈsepərıt] adj [no comparative] 1.) different ▪ Use separate knives for raw and cooked meat. ▪ My wife and I have separate bank accounts. 2.) not related to or not affected by something else ▪ That s a separate issue. ▪ He was… …
3separate — ▪ I. separate sep‧a‧rate 2 [ˈsepəreɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to divide something into two or more parts, or to cause something to be divided into two parts: • The decision to separate the business reflects the management s current… …
4separate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 move/keep people/things apart ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ carefully ▪ clearly ▪ These two branches of the science have now become clearly separated. ▪ …
5separate — 01. Colin and his wife Joan [separated] a couple of months ago, and are now planning on getting a divorce. 02. The children have found their parents [separation] very difficult to deal with. 03. We travelled [separately] to India from Europe, but …
6separate out the men from the boys — separate/sort out the men from the boys if a difficult situation or activity separates the men from the boys, it shows which people in a group are brave and strong and which are not. You have to survive outdoors for three days and three nights.… …
7Separate Ways — For the 2005 album by Teddy Thompson, see Separate Ways (2005 album), for the Elvis Presley album, see Separate Ways (Elvis Presley album)Infobox Single Name = Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Caption = Artist = Journey from Album = Frontiers A side …
8separate the men from the boys — to show which people in a group can do something difficult and which people cannot. The five day camping trip next month should separate the men from the boys! …
9Science and mathematics from the Renaissance to Descartes — George Molland Early in the nineteenth century John Playfair wrote for the Encyclopaedia Britannica a long article entitled ‘Dissertation; exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematics and Physical Science, since the Revival of Letters …
10sort out the men from the boys — separate/sort out the men from the boys if a difficult situation or activity separates the men from the boys, it shows which people in a group are brave and strong and which are not. You have to survive outdoors for three days and three nights.… …