Sep"a*rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Separated (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n.
Separating.] [L. separatus, p. p. of separare to
separate; pfref. se- aside + parare to make ready,
prepare. See Parade, and cf. Sever.] 1.
To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any
manner.
From the fine gold I separate the
alloy.
Dryden.
Separate thyself, I pray thee, from
me.
Gen. xiii. 9.
Who shall separate us from the love of
Christ?
Rom. viii. 35.
2. To come between; to keep apart by occupying
the space between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea
separates Europe and Africa.
3. To set apart; to select from among others,
as for a special use or service.
Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work
whereunto I have called thaem.
Acts xiii. 2.
Separated flowers (Bot.), flowers
which have stamens and pistils in separate flowers; diclinous
flowers. Gray.
Sep"a*rate, v. i. To part; to
become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another;
as, the family separated.
Sep"a*rate (?), p. a. [L.
separatus, p. p. ] 1. Divided from another
or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; -- said of things once
connected.
Him that was separate from his
brethren.
Gen. xlix. 26.
2. Unconnected; not united or associated;
distinct; -- said of things that have not been connected.
For such an high priest became us, who is holy,
harmless, undefiled, separate from sinnere.
Heb. vii. 26.
3. Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a
separate spirit; the separate state of souls.
Separate estate (Law), an estate
limited to a married woman independent of her husband. --
Separate maintenance (Law), an allowance
made to a wife by her husband under deed of separation.
-- Sep"a*rate*ly, adv. --
Sep"a*rate*ness, n.
Sep"a*rate (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Separated (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n.
Separating.] [L. separatus, p. p. of separare to
separate; pfref. se- aside + parare to make ready,
prepare. See Parade, and cf. Sever.] 1.
To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any
manner.
From the fine gold I separate the
alloy.
Dryden.
Separate thyself, I pray thee, from
me.
Gen. xiii. 9.
Who shall separate us from the love of
Christ?
Rom. viii. 35.
2. To come between; to keep apart by occupying
the space between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea
separates Europe and Africa.
3. To set apart; to select from among others,
as for a special use or service.
Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work
whereunto I have called thaem.
Acts xiii. 2.
Separated flowers (Bot.), flowers
which have stamens and pistils in separate flowers; diclinous
flowers. Gray.
Sep"a*rate, v. i. To part; to
become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another;
as, the family separated.
Sep"a*rate (?), p. a. [L.
separatus, p. p. ] 1. Divided from another
or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; -- said of things once
connected.
Him that was separate from his
brethren.
Gen. xlix. 26.
2. Unconnected; not united or associated;
distinct; -- said of things that have not been connected.
For such an high priest became us, who is holy,
harmless, undefiled, separate from sinnere.
Heb. vii. 26.
3. Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a
separate spirit; the separate state of souls.
Separate estate (Law), an estate
limited to a married woman independent of her husband. --
Separate maintenance (Law), an allowance
made to a wife by her husband under deed of separation.
-- Sep"a*rate*ly, adv. --
Sep"a*rate*ness, n.
