break apart vs separate

separate vs break apart

break apart is not a noun while separate is a noun.

break apart is not an adjective while separate is an adjective.

break apart and separate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
break apart	No	No	Yes	No
separate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, separate is a hypernym of break apart; that is, separate is a word with a broader meaning than break apart:

break apart: break up or separate
separate: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

Other hypernyms of break apart include break, break up, part, split, split up.

break apart (noun)	separate (noun)
	a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
	a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

break apart (adjective)	separate (adjective)
	independent; not united or joint
	standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
	separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
	have the connection undone; having become separate

break apart (verb)	separate (verb)
break up or separate	become separated into pieces or fragments
break violently or noisily; smash	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
take apart into its constituent pieces	arrange or order by classes or categories
	mark as different
	move or break apart
	force, take, or pull apart
	divide into components or constituents
	go one's own way; move apart
	make a division or separation
	treat differently on the basis of sex or race
	separate into parts or portions
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
	act as a barrier between; stand between

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