separare

See also: separaré

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin sēparāre. Doublet of the inherited severare, older form of sceverare; compare also disceverare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.paˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: se‧pa‧rà‧re

Verb

separàre (first-person singular present sepàro, first-person singular past historic separài, past participle separàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to separate, divide, split
    Synonym: dividere
  2. (transitive) to distinguish, dissociate
    Synonym: distinguere

Usage notes

  • The high-style Latinate pronunciation sèparo is mentioned in dictionaries but is rare and dispreferred.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “separare”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • “separare” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • “separare” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • “separàre” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • “separare”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

sēparāre

  1. inflection of sēparō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Romanian

Etymology

    From separa + -re.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -are

    Noun

    separare f (plural separări)

    1. separation

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sepaˈɾaɾe/ [se.paˈɾa.ɾe]
    • Rhymes: -aɾe
    • Syllabification: se‧pa‧ra‧re

    Verb

    separare

    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of separar