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separate
Be careful with the pronunciation: when used as an adjective, the end sounds like "-rit" (sep-rit). When used as a verb, the end sounds like "-rate" (sep-rate). In a legal context, "separate" often refers to a married couple living apart without being officially divorced.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday afternoon, Mark is staring at a messy pile of cables under his desk.
Mark
yo brian these cords are totally tangled. how do i separate them?
Brian
stop messing around and just call a ticket. i'm not your maid.
💡
Mark uses 'totally' as a filler word typical of his slacker persona, while Brian's response 'call a ticket' is corporate IT jargon for submitting a formal support request, highlighting his grumpy refusal to help informally.
Meanings
verb (transitive)
To move or keep apart; to divide into constituent parts.
"Please separate the white clothes from the colored ones."