separate vs filter

filter vs separate

separate and filter both are nouns.

separate is an adjective but filter is not an adjective.

separate and filter both are verbs.

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

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

separate: divide into components or constituents
filter: remove by passing through a filter

Other hyponyms of separate include break down, break up, decompose, dialyse, dialyze, peptise, peptize, macerate, card, tease, filter out, filtrate, separate out, strain, extract, fractionate, fractionate, sieve, sift, strain, wash, disperse, avulse.

separate (noun)	filter (noun)
a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments	device that removes something from whatever passes through it
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication	an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

separate (adjective)	filter (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

separate (verb)	filter (verb)
become separated into pieces or fragments	remove by passing through a filter
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork	pass through
arrange or order by classes or categories	run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
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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