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Separate vs Reparate - What's the difference?

separate | reparate |

In transitive terms the difference between separate and reparate

is that separate is to cause (things or people) to be separate while reparate is make reparation(s) for; redress.

In intransitive terms the difference between separate and reparate

is that separate is to divide itself into separate pieces or substances while reparate is make reparation(s).

As a noun separate

is anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

separate

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
    • This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
  • Not together (with); not united (to).
    • I try to keep my personal life separate from work.

    Verb

    (separat)
  • To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
  • To disunite something from one thing; To disconnect.
  • * Dryden
    • From the fine gold I separate the alloy.
  • * Bible, Romans viii. 35
    • Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
  • To cause (things or people) to be separate.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Fantasy of navigation , passage=It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: […];  […]; or perhaps to muse on the irrelevance of the borders that separate nation states and keep people from understanding their shared environment.}}
  • 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
    • Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

    Derived terms

    * separable * separately * separation * separational * separationism * separationist

    Antonyms

    * annex * combine

    See also

    * disunite * disconnect * divide * split * reduce * subtract

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (usually, in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

    • Usage notes

    * The spelling is (separate). *(term) is a common misspelling.

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs English heteronyms ----

    reparate

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the Classical (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolescent, rare) Restored]] to a state of good [[repair#Noun, repair; returned to working order.
  • * For examples of the usage of this term see the .

    • References

    * “ †?reparate, ppl. a.'']” listed in the ''[[w:Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary] , second edition (1989)
    Gives the Latin etymology and defines the adjective merely as “repaired”; gives one supporting quotation and does not indicate the pronunciation. * “ †reparate, adj.''” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary , draft revision (December 2009)
    Gives the Latin etymology and defines the adjective similarly hereto; gives two supporting quotations and does not indicate the pronunciation.

    Etymology 2

    From the Classical (etyl) .

    Verb

  • ; restore to proper condition.
  • * For examples of the usage of this term see the .
    • Related terms
    * (l)

    References

    * “ reparate, v.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', draft revision (December 2009)
    Gives the Latin etymology, noting “after [http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50202915 REPARATION     ''n.''”, and offering for comparison the related adjective ”.

    Etymology 3

    Back-formation from reparation.

    Verb

  • Make reparation(s).
  • Make reparation(s) for; redress.
  • (transitive, chiefly, US) Make reparation to; compensate.
    • Quotations
    * For examples of the usage of this term see the .

    References

    * Ole R. Reuter, On the Development of English Verbs from Latin and French Past Participles'' (Helsingfors, 1934), page 155]
    reparate 1922 [back-form. f. ''reparation     . * “reparate, v.''” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary , draft revision (December 2009)
    Lists this verb as the same word as , defining it in the transitive senses only. English terms with multiple etymologies ----