separate

Sense 1 noun

a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

Sense 2 verb

act as a barrier between; stand between

The mountain range divides the two countries

Sense 3 adjective

independent; not united or joint

a problem consisting of two separate issues

Sense 4 noun

a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

Sense 5 verb

force, take, or pull apart

He separated the fighting children

Sense 6 adjective

standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

a freestanding bell tower

Sense 7 verb

mark as different

We distinguish several kinds of maple

Sense 8 adjective

separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

separate but equal

Sense 9 verb

separate into parts or portions

divide the cake into three equal parts

Sense 10 adjective

have the connection undone; having become separate

Sense 11 verb

divide into components or constituents

Separate the wheat from the chaff

Sense 12 verb

arrange or order by classes or categories

How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?

Sense 13 verb

make a division or separation

Sense 14 verb

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

The business partners broke over a tax question

Sense 15 verb

go one's own way; move apart

The friends separated after the party

Sense 16 verb

become separated into pieces or fragments

The figurine broke

Sense 17 verb

treat differently on the basis of sex or race

Sense 18 verb

come apart

The two pieces that we had glued separated

Sense 19 verb

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

The road forks