seperate vs separate

Definitions

verb

1. go one's own way; move apart
2. act as a barrier between; stand between
3. come apart
4. arrange or order by classes or categories
5. mark as different

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adjective

1. separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
2. have the connection undone; having become separate
3. independent; not united or joint
4. standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

noun

1. a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
2. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

Examples

These planes are made with two separate stocks held together with either metal or turned wooden screws.

Europe was last united in neolithic times, before the inseparable meshwork of land, people, community and trade separated into hierarchy, nations and cities.

For a picnic, chill the strawberries and cream separately, take them along in a cool box, and assemble them on site.

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