separate
noun
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
verb
act as a barrier between; stand between
“The mountain range divides the two countries”
Synonymsdivideforce, take, or pull apart
“He separated the fighting children”
“Moses parted the Red Sea”
mark as different
“We distinguish several kinds of maple”
separate into parts or portions
“divide the cake into three equal parts”
“The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I”
divide into components or constituents
“Separate the wheat from the chaff”
arrange or order by classes or categories
“How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?”
make a division or separation
Synonymsdividediscontinue an association or relation; go different ways
“The business partners broke over a tax question”
“The couple separated after 25 years of marriage”
go one's own way; move apart
“The friends separated after the party”
become separated into pieces or fragments
“The figurine broke”
“The freshly baked loaf fell apart”
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
come apart
“The two pieces that we had glued separated”
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
“The road forks”
adjective
independent; not united or joint
“a problem consisting of two separate issues”
“they went their separate ways”
Oppositesjointstanding apart; not attached to or supported by anything
“a freestanding bell tower”
“a house with a separate garage”
Synonymsfreestandingseparated according to race, sex, class, or religion
“separate but equal”
“girls and boys in separate classes”
have the connection undone; having become separate
Synonymsdisjoined
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University