1. (

• separate ,
• part ,
• split

) go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" ;

2. (

• separate ,
• part ,
• split_up ,
• split ,
• break ,
• break_up

) discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" ;

3. (

• depart ,
• part ,
• start ,
• start_out ,
• set_forth ,
• set_off ,
• set_out ,
• take_off

) leave; "The family took off for Florida" ;

4. (

• separate ,
• divide ,
• part

) come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" ;

5. (

• separate ,
• disunite ,
• divide ,
• part ,

) force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" ;