separate
/ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/
verbadjectivesep · a · rate
Think: “SEP-A-RATE” — you *separate* things at a *rate* (rate = the last part of the word).
Yes, it's separate. Don’t write **seperate**—the middle is **-par-**: **sep-a-rate**.
Definitions
- verbto divide or move apart; to keep things from being together
- adjectivenot joined or connected; different or kept apart
Examples
- “Please separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before washing.”
- “The teacher asked us to separate into groups of four.”
- “They live in separate houses, but they still see each other often.”
Synonyms
dividesplitdetachsegregateisolate
Antonyms
combinejoinunite
Translations
ES separarPT separarFR séparer
Common misspellings
seperetesepratesepareteseperateseperrateseperatedseperatseperately
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