separate
adjective
uk/ˈsepərət/ usnot together, joined, or connected:
We realised that the best way to progress the project would be to set up a separate company.
We have separate bank accounts.
separate from sth The assets of the fund will be ring-fenced, which means they will be kept separate from the rest of the fund.
separate
verb
uk/ˈsepəreɪt/ us [ I or T ]
to divide into parts, or cause something to divide into parts:
separate (sth) from sth They oppose the idea of Scotland separating from Britain.
separate sth into sth We separated the workspace into cubicles using screens.
separate a company/business
[ T ]
to consider two people or things as different or not connected:
separate sth from sth These economic decisions cannot be separated from politics.
separate sth and sth I find it difficult to separate home and business.