The Collaborative International Dictionary
Separate \Sep"a*rate\, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ]
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Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; -- said of things once connected.
Him that was separate from his brethren.
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Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said of things that have not been connected.
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinnere.
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Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls.
Separate estate (Law), an estate limited to a married woman independent of her husband.
Separate maintenance (Law), an allowance made to a wife by her husband under deed of separation. [1913 Webster] -- Sep"a*rate*ly, adv. -- Sep"a*rate*ness, n.
Wiktionary
adv. In a separate manner; not together; apart.
WordNet
adv. apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" [syn: individually, singly, severally, one by one, on an individual basis]
Usage examples of "separately".
A very large number of causes are unquestionably at work to the same end, and the result can be adequately changed only if it is analyzed into as many of its component parts as possible, and each one of these dealt with separately.
That gloss is not to be understood as though the flesh of Christ were adored separately from its Godhead: for this could happen only, if there were one hypostasis of God, and another of man.
It meant that the equipment would be transported separately by people who were considered more expendable than the six Ampersand specialists.
Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, the Ampersand group had decided to infiltrate separately.
Have carrots cut in small cubes or straws, turnips and beet root the same, green string beans cut in small pieces, asparagus and peas, all cooked separately until tender.
The further precaution that if any dross be on the surface of the metal it shall be skimmed off and separately sampled and assayed is almost too obvious to require mention.
Another legend relates that Charlemagne, hearing that the robber knight of the Ardennes had a priceless jewel set in his shield, called all his bravest noblemen together, and bade them sally forth separately, with only a page as escort, in quest of the knight.
It appeared to be menstrual blood, but she bagged each scraping separately.
It was put outside the ship, netted, separately beaconed, with a copy of the relevant contract, because the cargo holds were converted to hold the passengers.
Existents and the principles of the Existents, whether they have entailed an infinite or a finite number, bodily or bodiless, or even supposed the Composite to be the Authentic Existent, may well be considered separately with the help of the criticisms made by the ancients upon them.
The various speculations on the subject of the Existents and the principles of the Existents, whether they have entailed an infinite or a finite number, bodily or bodiless, or even supposed the Composite to be the Authentic Existent, may well be considered separately with the help of the criticisms made by the ancients upon them.
Don Miguel de Cevallos, Don Diego de la Secada, and the Comte de la Peralada came to see me, but separately.
Separately, identifications were provided, checkable and confirmable several times over.
When gathered and eaten with boiled mutton, after having been first separately boiled, it makes an excellent vegetable, if picked as it approaches the flowering state.
Ivan Wallin said 70 years ago that a eukaryotic cell is a colony of microbes that once lived separately and are now joined in cooperation.