separate - Meaning in Tamil

separate - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of separate in English

separate adjective

1. independent; not united or joint

   Examples

   • "a problem consisting of two separate issues"
   • "formed a separate church"
   • "they went their separate ways"
2. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

   Examples

   • "girls and boys in separate classes"
   • "separate but equal"
3. have the connection undone; having become separate
4. standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

   Examples

   • "a freestanding bell tower"
   • "a house with a separate garage"

separate noun

1. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
2. a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

separate verb

1. arrange or order by classes or categories

   Example

   • "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
2. divide into components or constituents

   Example

   • "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
3. force, take, or pull apart

   Examples

   • "He separated the fighting children"
   • "Moses parted the Red Sea"
4. come apart

   Example

   • "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
5. go one's own way; move apart

   Example

   • "The friends separated after the party"
6. make a division or separation
7. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

   Examples

   • "My friend and I split up"
   • "The business partners broke over a tax question"
   • "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"
8. separate into parts or portions

   Examples

   • "divide the cake into three equal parts"
   • "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
9. treat differently on the basis of sex or race
10. act as a barrier between; stand between

    Example

    • "The mountain range divides the two countries"
11. mark as different

    Example

    • "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
12. become separated into pieces or fragments

    Examples

    • "The figurine broke"
    • "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
13. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

    Example

    • "The road forks"

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