The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - separatev.

1) disjoin, pull or take or break apart, come or fall apart, fall or take or break to pieces, split or divide or break (up) , split or break (off or away) , disconnect, disengage, part, partition, sort (out) , uncouple, disarticulate, disassemble, unhook, detach, disunite, unyoke, disentangle, unravel: In order to clean it, I first have to separate all the individual elements of the motor. The glue didn't hold, and the vase separated into a dozen fragments. Separate this yarn into different piles. 2) distinguish, discriminate, analyse, sort, break down, classify, segregate, single out, sequester, type, codify, organize, split up; group, collate: What criteria are used to separate the men from the boys, the sheep from the goats, or the wheat from the chaff? 3 split or break up, part (company) , divide (up) , disband, divorce: After ten years we separated, and each went our own way. 4) fork, split (up or off) , bifurcate, diverge, branch: Beyond the river, the road to Norton separates from the main road. --adj. 5) divided, separated, disjoined, disconnected, detached, isolated, discrete, distinct, individual, independent, solitary, different: Sort these books by subject into separate piles. 6) different, independent, unrelated, other: How you behave when you are not at home is a separate matter. 7) withdrawn, solitary, alone, shut or closed off or away, apart, detached, removed, cloistered, secluded, sequestered, isolated, separated: He prefers a separate existence, far away from the rest of the world.