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Origin of separate
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1, 2. Separate, divide imply a putting apart or keeping apart of things from each other. To separate is to remove from each other things previously associated: to separate a mother from her children. To divide is to split or break up carefully according to measurement, rule, or plan: to divide a cake into equal parts.
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British Dictionary definitions for separate
separate
verb (ˈsɛpəˌreɪt)
adjective (ˈsɛprɪt, ˈsɛpərɪt)
Derived forms of separate
separately, adverbseparateness, nounWord Origin for separate
C15: from Latin sēparāre, from sē- apart + parāre to obtain
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