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separate vs wash

wash vs separate

separate and wash both are nouns.

separate is an adjective but wash is not an adjective.

separate and wash both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
separate Yes Yes Yes No
wash Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wash is a hyponym of separate; that is, wash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than separate:
  • separate: divide into components or constituents
  • wash: separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
Other hyponyms of separate include break down, break up, decompose, dialyse, dialyze, peptise, peptize, macerate, card, tease, filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out, strain, extract, fractionate, fractionate, sieve, sift, strain, disperse, avulse.
separate (noun) wash (noun)
a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
a thin coat of water-base paint
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
separate (adjective) wash (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) wash (verb)
become separated into pieces or fragments cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
arrange or order by classes or categories remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
mark as different make moist
move or break apart wash or flow against
force, take, or pull apart form by erosion
divide into components or constituents wash by removing particles
go one's own way; move apart cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
make a division or separation separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
treat differently on the basis of sex or race clean with some chemical process
separate into parts or portions apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways move by or as if by water
act as a barrier between; stand between be capable of being washed
admit to testing or proof
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