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(adj) freestanding
standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
a freestanding bell tower; a house with a separate garage
(adj) disjoined
have the connection undone; having become separate
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
(verb) ramify, branch, furcate, fork
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
The road forks
(verb) split up, come apart, break, fall apart
become separated into pieces or fragments
The figurine broke; The freshly baked loaf fell apart
(verb) tell, tell apart, differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize
mark as different
We distinguish several kinds of maple
(verb) class, classify, assort, sort, sort out
arrange or order by classes or categories
How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
force, take, or pull apart
He separated the fighting children; Moses parted the Red Sea
come apart
The two pieces that we had glued separated
go one's own way; move apart
The friends separated after the party
(verb) divide
make a division or separation
(verb) part, split, split up, break, break up
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
The business partners broke over a tax question; The couple separated after 25 years of marriage; My friend and I split up
(verb) dissever, divide, split, split up, carve up
separate into parts or portions
divide the cake into three equal parts; The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
(verb) discriminate, single out
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
(verb) divide
act as a barrier between; stand between
The mountain range divides the two countries