[ˈsɛp(ə)rət], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself
(e.g: this raises two separate issues)


Phrases:
- go one's separate ways
- separate but equal
- separate the sheep from the goats

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin separat- ‘disjoined, divided’, from the verb separare, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’

[ˈsɛpəreɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause to move or be apart
(e.g: both owners were trying to separate the dogs)

- divide into constituent or distinct elements
(e.g: the processed milk had separated into curds and whey)


Phrases:
- go one's separate ways
- separate but equal
- separate the sheep from the goats

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin separat- ‘disjoined, divided’, from the verb separare, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’

[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations

- the self-contained, free-standing components of a sound-reproduction system

- portions into which a soil, sediment, etc. can be sorted according to particle size, mineral composition, or other criteria
(e.g: analysis of mineral separates from six cordierite-bearing strata)

- individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations

- the self-contained, free-standing components of a sound-reproduction system

- portions into which a soil, sediment, etc. can be sorted according to particle size, mineral composition, or other criteria
(e.g: analysis of mineral separates from six cordierite-bearing strata)


Phrases:
- go one's separate ways
- separate but equal
- separate the sheep from the goats

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin separat- ‘disjoined, divided’, from the verb separare, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’
late Middle English: from Latin separat- ‘disjoined, divided’, from the verb separare, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’