Definition
As a verb, it means to move or keep things apart, or to divide something into parts. As an adjective, it describes things that are not joined or are different and distinct from each other.
Etymology
From Latin 'separatus', past participle of 'separare' meaning 'to divide, set apart', from 'se-' (apart) + 'parare' (to prepare, arrange). It entered English through French and Latin forms.
Kelly Says
The stress pattern flips between noun/adjective and verb—'SE-prit' (adj) vs. 'SEP-uh-rate' (verb)—a classic English stress trick that confuses learners. The 'se-' at the start is the same 'apart' idea you see in 'select' and 'secret'.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
separate
separate
ARالعربية
separate
separate
BGБългарски
separate
separate
BNবাংলা
separate
separate
CACatalà
separate
separate
CSČeština
separate
separate
DADansk
separate
separate
DEDeutsch
separate
separate
ELΕλληνικά
separate
separate
ESEspañol
separate
separate
ETEesti
separate
separate
EUEuskara
separate
separate
FAفارسی
separate
separate
FISuomi
separate
separate
FRFrançais
separate
separate
GLGalego
separate
separate
HEעברית
separate
separate
HIहिन्दी
separate
separate
HRHrvatski
separate
separate
HUMagyar
separate
separate
IDBahasa Indonesia
separate
separate
ITItaliano
separate
separate
LTLietuvių
separate
separate
LVLatviešu
separate
separate
MNМонгол
separate
separate
MSBahasa Melayu
separate
separate
MYမြန်မာ
separate
separate
NLNederlands
separate
separate
NONorsk
separate
separate
PLPolski
separate
separate
PTPortuguês
separate
separate
RORomână
separate
separate
RUРусский
separate
separate
SKSlovenčina
separate
separate
SLSlovenščina
separate
separate
SRСрпски
separate
separate
SVSvenska
separate
separate
SWKiswahili
separate
separate
TAதமிழ்
separate
separate
TEతెలుగు
separate
separate
TRTürkçe
separate
separate
UKУкраїнська
separate
separate
VITiếng Việt
separate
separate