Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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separate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
divide | Yes | No | Yes | No |
separate (noun) | divide (noun) |
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a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments | a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems |
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication | a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) |
separate (adjective) | divide (adjective) |
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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 |
separate (verb) | divide (verb) |
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become separated into pieces or fragments | perform a division |
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | move or break apart |
arrange or order by classes or categories | force, take, or pull apart |
mark as different | make a division or separation |
move or break apart | separate into parts or portions |
force, take, or pull apart | act as a barrier between; stand between |
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 |