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sep‧a‧rate1 S2 W2
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[no comparative]1 different : Use separate knives for raw and cooked meat. My wife and I have separate bank accounts.
Use separate knives for raw and cooked meat.My wife and I have separate bank accounts.2 not related to or not affected by something else : That's a separate issue. He was attacked on two separate occasions.
That's a separate issue.He was attacked on two separate occasions.3 not joined to or touching something else : The gym and the sauna are in separate buildings.
The gym and the sauna are in separate buildings.4
go your separate ways
a) if people go their separate ways, they stop being friends or lovers
b) if people who have been travelling together go their separate ways, they start travelling in different directions
—separately adverb: They did arrive together, but I think they left separately.
They did arrive together, but I think they left separately.