Separate vs. Divide
Separateadjective
Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
Separateadjective
(followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).
Separateverb
(transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
Separateverb
To disunite something from one thing; To disconnect.
Separateverb
(transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.
Separateverb
(intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
Separateverb
(obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
Separatenoun
Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.
Separateverb
To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.
Separateverb
To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea separates Europe and Africa.
Separateverb
To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
Separateverb
To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another; as, the family separated.
Separate
Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; - said of things once connected.
Separate
Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; - said of things that have not been connected.
Separate
Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls.
Separatenoun
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
Separatenoun
a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
Separateverb
act as a barrier between; stand between;
Separateverb
force, take, or pull apart;
Separateverb
mark as different;
Separateverb
separate into parts or portions;
Separateverb
come apart;
Separateverb
divide into components or constituents;
Separateverb
arrange or order by classes or categories;
Separateverb
become separated into pieces or fragments;
Separateverb
make a division or separation
Separateverb
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
Separateverb
go one's own away; move apart;
Separateverb
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
Separateverb
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork;
Separateadjective
independent; not united or joint;
Separateadjective
individual and distinct;
Separateadjective
standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything;
Separateadjective
not living together as man and wife;
Separateadjective
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing;
Separateadjective
separated according to race, sex, class, or religion;
Separateadjective
have the connection undone; having become separate
Divideverb
(transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
Divideverb
(transitive) To share (something) by dividing it.
Divideverb
To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
Divideverb
To be a divisor of.
Divideverb
(intransitive) To separate into two or more parts.
Divideverb
Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
Divideverb
To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
Divideverb
(obsolete) To break friendship; to fall out.
Divideverb
(obsolete) To have a share; to partake.
Divideverb
To vote, as in the British Parliament, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
Divideverb
To mark divisions on; to graduate.
Divideverb
(music) To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
Dividenoun
A thing that divides.
Dividenoun
An act of dividing.
Dividenoun
A distancing between two people or things.
Dividenoun
(geography) A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
Divideverb
To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.
Divideverb
To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition, or by an imaginary line or limit; as, a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns.
Divideverb
To make partition of among a number; to apportion, as profits of stock among proprietors; to give in shares; to distribute; to mete out; to share.
Divideverb
To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
Divideverb
To separate into two parts, in order to ascertain the votes for and against a measure; as, to divide a legislative house upon a question.
Divideverb
To subject to arithmetical division.
Divideverb
To separate into species; - said of a genus or generic term.
Divideverb
To mark divisions on; to graduate; as, to divide a sextant.
Divideverb
To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
Divideverb
To be separated; to part; to open; to go asunder.
Divideverb
To cause separation; to disunite.
Divideverb
To break friendship; to fall out.
Divideverb
To have a share; to partake.
Divideverb
To vote, as in the British Parliament, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
Dividenoun
A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; also called watershed and water parting. A divide on either side of which the waters drain into two different oceans is called a continental divide.
Dividenoun
a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
Dividenoun
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
Divideverb
separate into parts or portions;
Divideverb
perform a division;
Divideverb
act as a barrier between; stand between;
Divideverb
come apart;
Divideverb
make a division or separation
Divideverb
force, take, or pull apart;
Divideverb
separate or be separated into parts
Divideverb
separate (something) into portions and share out among a number of people
Divideverb
allocate (different parts of one's time or efforts) to different activities or places
Divideverb
form a boundary between (two people or things)
Divideverb
(of a legislative assembly) separate or be separated into two groups for voting
Divideverb
disagree or cause to disagree
Divideverb
find how many times (a number) contains another
Divideverb
(of a number) be susceptible of division without a remainder
Divideverb
find how many times (a number) is contained in another
Divideverb
(of a number) be contained in a number without a remainder
Dividenoun
a difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension
Dividenoun
a boundary between two things
Dividenoun
a ridge or line of high ground forming the division between two valleys or river systems.
