Separate

sep′a-rāt, v.t. to divide: to part: to withdraw: to set apart for a certain purpose: to sever.— v.i. to part: to withdraw from each other: to become disunited.— adj. separated: divided: apart from another: distinct.— n. Separabil′ity .— adj. Sep′arable , that may be separated or disjointed.— n. Sep′arable ne .— advs. Sep′arably ; Sep′arately .— ns Sep′a rate ne ; Sep′a rating-disc , an emery-wheel for cutting a space between teeth; Separā′tion , act of separating or disjoining: state of being separate: disunion: chemical analysis: divorce without a formal di olution of the marriage-tie; Separā′tionist ; Sep′aratism , act of separating or withdrawing, esp. from an established church; Sep′aratist , one who separates or withdraws, esp. from an established church, a di enter: a name applied by the Unionists to those Liberals in favour of granting Home Rule to Ireland.— adj. Sep′arātive , tending to separate.— ns. Sep′arātor , one who, or that which, separates: a divider; Sep′arātory , a chemical ve el for separating liquids of different specific gravities; Sep′arātrix , the line separating light from shade on any partly illuminated surface; Separā′tum , a separate copy of a paper which has been published in the proceedings of a scientific society.— Separate estate , property of a married woman over which her husband has no right of control; Separate maintenance , a provision made by a husband for the sustenance of his wife where they decide to live apart. [L. separāre , -ātum — se- , aside, parāre , to put.]