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

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Definitions

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

WEAK

desegregate marry mix

VERB

isolate, segregate

Synonyms

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break up cut off insulate

STRONG

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

WEAK

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

WEAK

combine desegregate mix unite

Example Sentences

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separates

It also separates institutions that can afford to verify their degrees from those that can’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

"It's peaceful now," the retired agent says as he stands in front of the enormous wall that separates the United States from Mexico, near the town of San Luis, Arizona.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

And the only thing that separates his experience from the tens of thousands of desperate people he left behind in the camp is the fact someone believed in him enough to give him a chance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The new approach instead separates information from different regions, allowing researchers to identify atmospheric variations that would otherwise be concealed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

I can see her through the glass-windowed wall that separates us.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

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