(1):
(v. t.) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
(2):
(v. t.) To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.
(3):
(v. t.) To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea separates Europe and Africa.
(4):
(p. a.) Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; - said of things that have not been connected.
(5):
(v. i.) To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another; as, the family separated.
(6):
(p. a.) Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; - said of things once connected.
(7):
(p. a.) Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls.