Devoice vs Separate - What's the difference?
devoice | separate |
(phonetics) To pronounce a word with little movement of the vocal cords
(Internet) To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel.
Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
Not together (with); not united (to).
To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
To disunite something from one thing; To disconnect.
* Dryden
* Bible, Romans viii. 35
To cause (things or people) to be separate.
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, title= To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
(obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
* Bible, Acts xiii. 2
(usually, in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.
As verbs the difference between devoice and separate
is that devoice is (phonetics) to pronounce a word with little movement of the vocal cords while separate is to divide (a thing) into separate parts.As an adjective separate is
apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).As a noun separate is
(usually|in the plural) anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.devoice
English
Verb
(devoic)separate
English
Adjective
(-)- This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
- I try to keep my personal life separate from work.
Verb
(separat)- From the fine gold I separate the alloy.
- Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
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- Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
