separar-se — meaning in English

English meaning

• secede verb To formally withdraw from a country, federation, alliance or other organisation, ending membership of it.
• separate verb To divide something into parts, or to keep things or people apart from each other.
• split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.

Senses

separar-se is used for these senses in English:

• branch off (idiomatic, intransitive, of a path or route) To diverge into two or more separate paths.
• separate (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
• split (transitive, intransitive, slang) To leave.
• split (intransitive, of a couple) To separate.

separate — full definition

1. verb To divide something into parts, or to keep things or people apart from each other.
2. adj Not connected to or joined with something else; distinct.

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