place vs separate

place and separate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
place	Yes	No	Yes	No
separate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, separate is a hyponym of place; that is, separate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than place:

Other hyponyms of place include differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart.

place (noun)	separate (noun)
a job in an organization	a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another	a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
an abstract mental location
the passage that is being read
a blank area
an item on a list or in a sequence
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
a general vicinity
a public square with room for pedestrians
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
any area set aside for a particular purpose
the particular portion of space occupied by something
where you live at a particular time
proper or designated social situation
a particular situation
proper or appropriate position or location

place (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

place (verb)	separate (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something	become separated into pieces or fragments
assign a rank or rating to	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal	arrange or order by classes or categories
estimate	mark as different
sing a note with the correct pitch	move or break apart
to arrange for	force, take, or pull apart
assign to a station	divide into components or constituents
finish second or better in a horse or dog race	go one's own way; move apart
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal	make a division or separation
put into a certain place or abstract location	treat differently on the basis of sex or race
locate	separate into parts or portions
assign a location to	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
make an investment	act as a barrier between; stand between
assign to (a job or a home)
place somebody in a particular situation or location
identify the location or place of