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- [verb sep-uh-reyt; adjective, noun sep-er-it]
- /verb ˈsɛp əˌreɪt; adjective, noun ˈsɛp ər ɪt/
- /ˈsepəreɪtɪd/
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- [verb sep-uh-reyt; adjective, noun sep-er-it]
- /verb ˈsɛp əˌreɪt; adjective, noun ˈsɛp ər ɪt/
Definitions of separated word
- verb with object separated to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence. 1
- verb with object separated to put, bring, or force apart; part: to separate two fighting boys. 1
- verb with object separated to set apart; disconnect; dissociate: to separate church and state. 1
- verb with object separated to remove or sever from association, service, etc., especially legally or formally: He was separated from the army right after V-E Day. 1
- verb with object separated to sort, part, divide, or disperse (an assemblage, mass, compound, etc.), as into individual units, components, or elements. 1
- verb with object separated to take by parting or dividing; extract (usually followed by from or out): to separate metal from ore. 1
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Origin of separated
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English (noun and adj.) < Latin sēparātus (past participle of sēparāre), equivalent to sē- se- + par(āre) to furnish, produce, obtain, prepare + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Separated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
separated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
separated usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for separated
adv separated
- apart — When people or things are apart, they are some distance from each other.
- asunder — If something tears or is torn asunder, it is violently separated into two or more parts or pieces.
- in half — one of two equal or approximately equal parts of a divisible whole, as an object, or unit of measure or time; a part of a whole equal or almost equal to the remainder.
adj separated
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- cleft — A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it.
- crannied — full of crannies or chinks
- crenelated — In a castle, a crenelated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- detachable — If a part of an object is detachable, it has been made so that it can be removed from the object.
adjective separated
- aliened — Simple past tense and past participle of alien.
- apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- crenellated — In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- detached — Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
- diffused — Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
verb separated
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- chined — Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; used in composition.
- chose — Chose is the past tense of choose.
- clave — one of a pair of hardwood sticks struck together to make a hollow sound, esp to mark the beat of Latin-American dance music
- combed — Simple past tense and past participle of comb.
Antonyms for separated
adj separated
- adhesive — An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together.
- affiliated — If an organization is affiliated with another larger organization, it is officially connected with the larger organization or is a member of it.
- agglutinant — sticking together; adhesive
- anarchic — If you describe someone or something as anarchic, you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws.
- approximal — situated side by side; close together
verb separated
- adhered — to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- adjoined — to be close to or in contact with; abut on: His property adjoins the lake.
- admixed — Simple past tense and past participle of admix.
- agglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate.
- aggregated — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
adjective separated
- amalgamated — Combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities.
- confederated — Simple past tense and past participle of confederate.
- forgathered — Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
- gathered — Simple past tense and past participle of gather.
- geminated — Simple past tense and past participle of geminate.
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