separate
sich trennen
After 15 years of marriage Ben’s parents separated. – Nach 15 Jahren Ehe trennten sich die Eltern von Ben.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
separate (verb)transitive verb
1.
a) to set or keep apart - disconnect sever
b) to make a distinction between - discriminate distinguish separate religion from magic
c) - sort separate mail
d) to disperse in space or time - scatter widely separated homesteads
2.
archaic to set aside for a special purpose - choose dedicate
3.
to part by a legal - separation
a) to sever ties with - conjugal
b) to sever contractual relations with - discharge was separated from the army
4.
to block off - segregate
5.
a) to isolate from a mixture - extract separate cream from milk
b) to divide into parts - constituent
6.
intransitive verb
to dislocate (as a shoulder) especially in sports
1.
to become divided or detached
2.
a) to sever an association - withdraw
b) to cease to live together as a married couple
3.
to go in different directions
4.
to become isolated from a mixture - the crystals separated out
1.
a) set or kept apart - detached
b) archaic - solitary secluded
c) - immaterial disembodied
2.
a) not shared with another - individual separate rooms
b) often capitalized from a parent body - estranged separate churches
3.
a) existing by itself - autonomous a separate country
b) dissimilar in nature or identity - consulted five separate authorities distinct
1.
- offprint
2.
an article of dress designed to be worn interchangeably with others to form various costume combinations - usually used in plural
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
separate (adjective)1.
not the same or shared
SYNONYMS:
different, individual, respectiveRELATED WORDS:
disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, divergent, diverse, unalike, varied, variousNEAR ANTONYMS:
identical, selfsame, very2.
not physically attached to another unit
SYNONYMS:
detached, disconnected, discrete, free, freestanding, single, unattached, unconnectedRELATED WORDS:
independent, self-contained; individual, privateNEAR ANTONYMS:
adjoining3.
not being under the rule or control of another
SYNONYMS:
autonomous, freestanding, independent, self-governed, self-governing, self-ruling, separate, sovereign ( sovran)RELATED WORDS:
freeborn; delivered, emancipated, freed, liberated, manumitted, redeemed, released; unconquered, unruled, unsupervised; empowered, enfranchised; democratic, republicanNEAR ANTONYMS:
bound, captive, conquered, enslaved, fettered, subdued, subjugated; inferior, subordinate, subservient4.
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
SYNONYMS:
idiomatic, individualized, particular, patented, peculiar, personal, personalized, private, privy, separate, singular, subjective, uniqueRELATED WORDS:
characteristic, distinctive, intimate; identifying, idiosyncratic; especial, express, special, specific; independent, nonconformist, self-directed, self-sufficient; custom, customized, specializedNEAR ANTONYMS:
broad, prevailing, prevalent, widespread; common, normal, regular, typical1.
to set or force apart
SYNONYMS:
break up, decouple, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, ramify, resolve, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyokeRELATED WORDS:
break down, decompose, disassemble, disintegrate, dissolve; bifurcate, bisect, cleave, dichotomize, dissect, fractionalize, fractionate, halve, partition, quarter, segment, subdivide, trisect; fragment, fragmentate, fragmentize; break, fracture, pull, rend, rift, rip, rive, rupture, tear; cut off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, sequester; detach, disengage, disentangle, unravel, untieNEAR ANTONYMS:
assemble, associate, blend, combine, mingle, mix; connect, couple; accumulate, agglutinate, attach, bind, cement, close, fasten, fuse, knit, stick, weld2.
to go or move in different directions from a central point
SYNONYMS:
branch (out), diverge, divide, fork, part, spreadRELATED WORDS:
bestrew, break up, broadcast, clear out, disband, dispel, disperse, dissipate, distribute, scatter, sow; distance, recede, retreatNEAR ANTONYMS:
assemble, gather, meet3.
to arrange or assign according to type
SYNONYMS:
assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, typeRELATED WORDS:
array, dispose, draw up, marshal ( marshall), order, organize, systematize; alphabetize, catalog ( catalogue), file, index, list, refer; pigeonhole, shelve; identify, recognize; cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow; clump, cluster, colligate; recategorize, reclassify, regroup; subcategorizeNEAR ANTONYMS:
confuse, disarrange, jumble, lump, mix (up), scramble; misclassify, missort, mistype4.
to set or keep apart from others
SYNONYMS:
cut off, insulate, seclude, segregate, separate, sequesterRELATED WORDS:
quarantine; confine, immure, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock (up), restrain, restrict; abstract, detach, disengage, remove; detain, hold, keepNEAR ANTONYMS:
assimilate, associate, connect, join, link, unite; discharge, free, liberate, loose, release5.
to understand or point out the difference in
SYNONYMS:
difference, differentiate, discern, discriminate, secern, separateRELATED WORDS:
contradistinguish; comprehend, grasp, know, understand; divide, part, sever; demarcate, mark (off), set offNEAR ANTONYMS:
confound, lump (together), mingle