separate
verb (used with object)
to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space.
separated
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past participleof separate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof separate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
separateverb (used with object)to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space.
Example Sentences
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Down a flight of leopard-print stairs, the lower level is home to two expansive bedroom suites, separated by a media room, which could also serve as a third bedroom.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
His wife, who is separated from him, lived in their Manhattan apartment until 2023, when she relocated to her own apartment in Miami Beach, records show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In a lab at the Center for DNA Identification in Hanoi last week, technicians carefully cut into bone fragments separated from remains to extract samples for DNA analysis.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Researchers discovered evidence of a sophisticated soft palate that separated the mouth from the pharynx, the passage connecting the mouth to the throat.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
More than a million people were still separated from their families by the Berlin Wall.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
