Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Affected by the action denoted by the verb separate; specifically, obtained (as milk or cream) by the centrifugal method (which see).
Wiktionary
- adj. detached; not connected or joined.
- adj. of spouses estranged; living apart but not divorced.
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of separate.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. spaced apart
- adj. separated at the joint
- adj. being or feeling set or kept apart from others
- adj. no longer connected or joined
Examples
“Add the curry paste and fry for 5 minutes, until the oil has once again separated from the cream and it is quite fragrant, stirring frequently.”
“Sometimes used for the objective after a verb or preposition, esp. when separated from the governing word by other words.”
“My sitting Tory, a real trougher, increased his share of the vote and majority in this wealthy part of the SE (just outside the M25 and separated from the London Borough of Bromleee by that marvellous orbital car park and the North Downs).”
“You just do not hear about clergy from other denominations who have separated from the mother catholic church do the same, when the going gets tough, back to US. woodtrnr”
“The worthwhile will be separated from the worthless, the most challenging work will be identified while the jejune and the formula-riven will be duly ignored.”
“The technology can be separated from the literacy component initially.”
“I don't have children but I separated from the Coast Guard about a year ago after 6 years in.”
“Human capital claims are illiquid because they can't be separated from the human being in which they reside.”
The Poor Get Richer, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“It will continue to be the case until the SS system Fund is separated from the general Federal budget.”
Social Security Myths, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Another topic on which politics and economics can be separated is "supply-side tax cuts.”
Politics vs. Economics, II, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘separated’.
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A-R-A Words
It's an odd-looking pattern in English. Please add words if it makes you happy. :) K-POW! Wow @gulyasrobi!
scarab, Arawak, Sahara, Arab, pharaoh, caravan, carat, parachute, arachnid, Saran Wrap, Sarah, tarantella and 492 more...
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RELI - Genesis
Protagonists and relevant words in the Book of Creation (Source: King James Bible)
Laban, circumcise, beget, Esau, Rebekah, speckle, Sodom, Pharaoh, Canaanite, Canaan, Jacob, Lot and 1286 more...
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•Open List: Ways to Get Your Hash Bro...
If you are not familiar with Waffle House, you are still welcome to contribute, but I hope you will sit back and get the gist first.
The Waffle House menu:
HASHBROWNS
all the way, topped, capped, peppered, diced, chunked, covered, smothered, scattered, insulted, smacked, belted and 165 more...
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Describing People
eye, hair, mouth, nose, tooth, head, face, arm, hand, finger, lip, leg and 212 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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