Definitions
standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
Word origin
From Middle English separaten (“to separate”), from separat (“separated”) + -en, from Latin sēparātus, perfect passive participle of sēparō (“to separate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from sē- (“apart”) + parō (“prepare”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”). Displaced Middle English scheden, from Old English scēadan (whence English shed).
Used in a sentence
“Separate the articles from the headings.”
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?”
“From the fine gold I separate the allay [alloy].”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Kept apart or distinct”8 letters
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