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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
separate
sep·ar·ate [separate separates separated separating] adjective, verb adjective BrE [ˈseprət] ; NAmE [ˈseprət] 1. ~ (from sth/sb) forming a unit by itself; not joined to sth else •separate bedrooms • Raw meat must be kept separate from cooked meat. • The school is housed in two separate buildings. •Write a list of names on a separate piece of paper. 2. usually before noun different; not connected • It happened on three separate occasions. • For the past three years they have been leading totally separate lives. more at under separate cover at ↑cover n. Word Origin: late Middle English: from Latin separat- ‘disjoined, divided’, from the verb separare, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’. Thesaurus: separate adj. •They lead totally separate lives. distinct • • individual • • single • • respective • • particular • • specific • Opp: joint, Opp: communal a/an separate/distinct/individual/single/particular/specific category/region respective categories/regions a separate/single/particular/specific event/incident/occasion Word Family: separate adjective separately adverb separable adjective (≠ inseparable) separate verb separated adjective separation noun Example Bank: •The two groups are essentially separate and independent. •The waste water is kept entirely separate from the rainwater. •The women are kept separate from the men. •They decided to go their separate ways after being together for five years. •a lifestyle which is quite separate from that of her parents •species from widely separate parts of the world •to merge the two previously separate businesses •They sleep in separate bedrooms. Idiom: ↑go your separate ways Derived Word: ↑separateness Derived: ↑separate out ▪ ↑separate something out verb BrE [ˈsepəreɪt] ; NAmE [ˈsepəreɪt] 1. intransitive, transitive to divide into different parts or groups; to divide things into different parts or groups • Stir the sauce constantly so that it does not separate. •~ sth Separate the eggs (= separate the ↑yolk from the white). •~ sth from/and sth It is impossible to separate belief from emotion. •~ sth into sth Make a list of points and separate them into ‘desirable’ and ‘essential’. 2. intransitive, transitive to move apart; to make people or things move apart • South America and Africa separated 200 million years ago. •~ from sth South America separated from Africa 200 million years ago. •~ into sth We separated into several different search parties. •~ sb/sth Police tried to separate the two men who were fighting. •The war separated many families. •~ sb/sth from/and sb/sth Those suffering from infectious diseases were separated from the other patients. 3. transitive to be between two people, areas, countries, etc. so that they are not touching or connected •~ sb/sth A thousand kilometres separates the two cities. •~ sb/sth from/and sb A high wall separated our back yard from the playing field. 4. intransitive to stop living together as a couple with your husband, wife or partner • They separated last year. •~ from sb He separated from his wife after 20 years of marriage. 5. transitive ~ sb/sth (from sb/sth) to make sb/sth different in some way from sb/sth else Syn: ↑divide •Politics is the only thing that separates us (= that we disagree about). •Her lack of religious faith separated her from the rest of her family. •The judges found it impossible to separate the two contestants (= they gave them equal scores). •Only four points separate the top three teams. see separate/sort out the men from the boys at ↑man n., sort out/separate the sheep from the goats at ↑sheep, sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff at ↑wheat Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English: from Latin separat- ‘disjoined, divided’, from the verb separare, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’. Thesaurus: separate verb 1. I, T •It is impossible to separate belief from emotion. disentangle • • sort sth out • • filter sth out • |formal divorce • separate/disentangle/sort out/divorce sth from sth else separate/disentangle the strands of sth be totally/easily separated/divorced from sth 2. I, T •The war separated many families. break (sth) up • • scatter • • isolate • • cut sb/sth off • |written disperse • |formal part • • divide • • segregate • separate/isolate/cut off/part/divide/segregate sb/sth from sb/sth else a crowd scatters/disperses/parts 3. T •A high wall separated the school from the park. divide • • partition • • mark sth off • • fence sth off • • cordon sth off • • seal sth off • separate/divide/partition sth into different sections/areas separate/divide/partition/mark off/fence off/cordon off/seal off an area a wall separates/divides sth from sth else 4. I •He separated from his wife last year. split (up) • • break up • • divorce • • get divorced • separate/split (up) from sb split (up)/break up with sb a couple separates/splits (up)/breaks up/divorces/gets divorced Word Family: separate adjective separately adverb separable adjective (≠ inseparable) separate verb separated adjective separation noun Collocations: Marriage and divorce Romance fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with sb) be/believe in/fall in love at first sight be/find true love/the love of your life suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for sb/sth meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend have/go on a (blind) date be going out with/ (especially NAmE) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner Weddings get/be engaged/married/divorced arrange/plan a wedding have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage have/enter into an arranged marriage call off/cancel/postpone your wedding invite sb to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception conduct/perform a wedding ceremony exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband) celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary Separation and divorce be unfaithful to/ (informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend have an affair (with sb) break off/end an engagement/a relationship break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife annul/dissolve a marriage apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband) Example Bank: •A magnet separates out scrap iron from the rubbish. •He had recently separated from his wife. •I separated the documents into two piles. •It was impossible to separate the rival fans. •Mechanically separated meat made from cattle and sheep has now been banned. •One cannot easily separate moral, social and political issues. •She is separated from her husband. •Slave parents were forcibly separated from their children. •The boys are separated from the girls. •The disciplines of science and engineering are not always sharply separated. •The two groups became widely separated. •These two branches of the science have now become clearly separated. •an island resort totally separated from the mainland •A high wall separated our block from the playing field. •A thousand kilometres separate the two cities. •First, separate the eggs. •Politics is the only thing that separates us. •The judges found it impossible to separate the two contestants. •Two men separated from the others and walked towards me.
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