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present tense form of separate (3rd person singular).

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separates

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remove something from group; keep or set apart v.
isolate, segregate v.
part company in a romantic v.

VERB

remove something from group; keep or set apart

Synonyms

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break detach disconnect divide divorce sever split

STRONG

cleave dichotomize disentangle disjoin disjoint dissect dissever distribute intersect part rupture sunder uncouple undo

WEAK

break off come apart come away come between split up uncombine

Antonyms

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agree attach combine connect couple join link unite

STRONG

close mend

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desegregate marry mix

VERB

isolate, segregate

Synonyms

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break up cut off insulate

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assign classify comb compartment compartmentalize discriminate distribute group interval intervene island order seclude sequester sift sort space winnow

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close off draw apart put on one side rope off single out split up stand between

Antonyms

STRONG

disorder disorganize keep mix up

WEAK

combine desegregate join marry mix unite

VERB

part company in a romantic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break up divorce estrange leave

STRONG

bifurcate depart discontinue disunify disunite diverge drop part uncouple

WEAK

break it off break off dedomicile go away go different ways go separate ways pull out relationship or marriage alienate split up take leave unlink untie the knot

Antonyms

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marry

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arrive come continue join

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combine desegregate mix unite

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separates

MarketWatch: What separates a bold investment from a reckless one?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

A spectrum separates light into its component wavelengths, allowing astronomers to investigate the chemistry and motion of distant objects.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

“Like a Cat Loves a Bird” separates Spark’s character into 13 personae, each one highlighting an element of her writing that seems to color that part of her personality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

The rupture, Schmitz said, raced up from the valley down to the sea, where movement was transferred to the San Sebastián fault, which separates the Caribbean plate from the South American plate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

The ability to make art is one of our most distinctive features, for it separates us from all other creatures across an evolutionary gap that is unbridgeable.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson