to separate from

Examples

• All

• Why is it that we continue to separate science from ethics?

• Middle school students are working to define themselves as separate from peers and adults.

  Academic text (2011)

• I believe you can separate art from an artist.

• How are you going to separate yourself from the others in the market?

• And then we separate our wet trash from our dry trash.

• In her professional writing, she was careful to separate empirical fact from her own speculations.

  Academic text (1990)

• In examining the principles, it is important to separate organizational issues from those of representation.

  Academic text (1990)

• Both school campuses are surrounded by middle-class homes and are separated from commercial areas.

  Academic text (2011)

• Netta disappeared behind the curtain that separated her bedroom from the rest of the cabin.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The chef decided to separate from the traditional recipes and create his own style.

Synonyms

I

to isolate

vsto separate from

204 4.2

To keep someone or something apart from others

is about nonmixing generally rather than causing complete alone status

S

to set apart

vsto separate from

60 3.9

To keep something separate for a special use or to show it as different

is a general act of keeping things distinct without implying special purpose

K

to keep apart

vsto separate from

50 3.2

To stop people or objects from touching and mixing

is about a general state of being distinct rather than active prevention

S

to separate out

vsto separate from

• Specialized

25 3.7

Remove one part from a mixture using a filter or another method

is about keeping things distinct rather than removing items from mixtures

S

to segregate

vsto separate from

21 6.8

To separate things or parts for a special purpose

is general nonmixing and does not always imply grouping by trait or purpose

D

to detach

vsto separate from

3 4.3

To separate a part from a larger group for a special task

is about keeping items apart generally rather than removing units for tasks

S

to separate off

vsto separate from

1 4.2

To divide a space with a wall or curtain to make a new area

is broader, meaning keeping things apart in any way not only by barriers

D

to decouple

vsto separate from

1 7.3

Treat two things as separate even if they are linked

is about keeping things apart or not mixing rather than removing functional links

D

to dissociate

vsto separate from

1 7.0

To treat two things as separate and not related

is about physical or practical nonmixing rather than merely treating as unrelated

D

to disjoin

vsto separate from

1 7.4

Separate things that are attached to each other

is about keeping things distinct or not mixing, not only removing connections

D

to disjoint

vsto separate from

1 7.0

To separate parts so they are no longer connected

is about keeping things apart rather than only breaking their link or join

D

to dispart

vsto separate from

• Archaic

1 9.5

To divide something into separate parts

is focused on making parts rather than simply keeping things distinct

S

to severalise

vsto separate from

• UK

9.9

To separate things or people from each other

is about preventing mixing or keeping items apart rather than marking difference

Antonyms

M

to mix

645 1.0

To combine two or more things so they become one

C

to combine

369 2.7

To mix two or more things into one

M

to merge

172 3.2

To join two or more things so they become one

How Separate

to isolate

204 4.2

cut off

11 4.4

to separate from

453 2.7

to keep apart

50 3.2

to set apart

60 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology