separate: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of separate
verb
- transitive
To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
Example: Separate the articles from the headings.
- transitive
To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
- transitive
To cause (things or people) to be separate.
Example: If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.
- intransitive
To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
Example: The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.
Listed forms: separates, separating, separated, seperate.
Source: Wiktionary — separate.
adj
- not-comparable
Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
Example: This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
- not-comparable
Not together (with); not united (to).
Example: I try to keep my personal life separate from work.
Source: Wiktionary — separate.
noun
- plural-normally
Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.
A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.
Listed forms: separates.
Source: Wiktionary — separate.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for separate.
adjective
standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
adjective
have the connection undone; having become separate
noun
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
verb
act as a barrier between; stand between
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is separate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of separate
S(1) + E(1) + P(3) + A(1) + R(1) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of separate
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from separate
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