Standing on its own apart from the others
“The engine house with the steam turbine is usually structurally separated from the main reactor building.”
Not living together (anymore)
“The third and overriding irony is that the separated couple are still emotionally together.”
Disconnected and not attached to anything
Having no husband or wife
Physically separated or split into pieces
Separated or isolated from others, or from another group
Having been broken
Separated from others to prevent the spread of disease
Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close
Physically separate
Separated from a usual pair or set
Spread or opened out
Capable of being divided or split
Ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience
Consisting of separate modules
Placed separately and away from each other (in regard to space or time)
In a state of separation
Into separate parts or pieces
Past tense for to part or be parted from a mass or group
“The lid would finally separate from the jar after some pulling and twisting.”
Past tense for to cause to move or be apart
“Police worked hard to separate the two opposing factions.”
Past tense for to section off a physical space or area
“Authorities would separate the crime scene from the public with tape.”
Past tense for to form a distinction or boundary between
“A solid wall would separate the two chambers.”
Past tense for to stop living together as a couple
“The couple decided to separate after becoming increasingly distant over the years.”
Past tense for to assort according to type, category or class
“Let's first separate our outstanding tasks according to priority.”
Past tense for to diverge into two or more separate paths
“We reached an intersection where the trail would separate in two directions.”
(of two or more people) Past tense for to part ways
“We would separate at the airport to go our separate ways.”
Past tense for to divide into constituent or distinct elements
“Oxygen is introduced to the wine during barrel-aging to separate it from sediments.”
Past tense for to identify differences in
“It appears that some people have difficulty in trying to separate fact from fiction.”
(separate oneself from) Past tense for to sever relations with
“John tried desperately to separate himself from his shameful past.”
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