The act or an instance of separating one thing from another

• split

  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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• severance

  1. The act or process of severing.
  2. The condition of being severed.
  3. Separation; partition.

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  1. The act or process of severing.
  2. The condition of being severed.
  3. Separation; partition.

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• separation

  1. The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart:
  2. The condition of being apart, especially the condition of two people who had lived together or been married living in different places.
  3. An interval or space that separates; a gap:

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  1. The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart:
  2. The condition of being apart, especially the condition of two people who had lived together or been married living in different places.
  3. An interval or space that separates; a gap:

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• partition

  1. The act or process of dividing something into parts.
  2. The state of being so divided.
  3. Something that divides or separates, as a wall dividing one room or cubicle from another.

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  1. The act or process of dividing something into parts.
  2. The state of being so divided.
  3. Something that divides or separates, as a wall dividing one room or cubicle from another.

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• parting

  1. The act or process of separating or dividing.
  2. The state of being separated or divided.
  3. A departure or leave-taking.

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  1. The act or process of separating or dividing.
  2. The state of being separated or divided.
  3. A departure or leave-taking.

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• divorcement

  1. Complete separation.

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  1. Complete separation.

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• division

  1. The act or process of dividing.
  2. The state of having been divided.
  3. The operation of determining how many times one quantity is contained in another; the inverse of multiplication.

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  1. The act or process of dividing.
  2. The state of having been divided.
  3. The operation of determining how many times one quantity is contained in another; the inverse of multiplication.

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• disunion

  1. The state of being disunited; separation.
  2. Lack of unity; discord.

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  1. The state of being disunited; separation.
  2. Lack of unity; discord.

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• disseverment

  1. disseverance
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. disseverance
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• disseverance

  1. The act of dissevering; separation.

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  1. The act of dissevering; separation.

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• disjuncture

  1. Disjunction; disunion; separation.

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  1. Disjunction; disunion; separation.

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• disjunction

  1. The act of disjoining or the condition of being disjointed.
  2. The separation of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.

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  1. The act of disjoining or the condition of being disjointed.
  2. The separation of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.

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• detachment

  1. The act or process of disconnecting or detaching; separation.
  2. The state of being separate or detached.
  3. Indifference to or remoteness from the concerns of others; aloofness:

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  1. The act or process of disconnecting or detaching; separation.
  2. The state of being separate or detached.
  3. Indifference to or remoteness from the concerns of others; aloofness:

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To become or cause to become apart one from another

• split

  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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  1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
  2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
  3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:

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• separate

  1. To set, force, or keep apart:
  2. To put space between; space apart or scatter:
  3. To form a border or barrier between (two areas or groups):

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  1. To set, force, or keep apart:
  2. To put space between; space apart or scatter:
  3. To form a border or barrier between (two areas or groups):

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• part

  1. A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.
  2. Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided:
  3. A division of a book or artistic work such as a film:

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  1. A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.
  2. Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided:
  3. A division of a book or artistic work such as a film:

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• divide

  1. To separate into parts, sections, groups, or branches:
  2. To form a border or barrier between:
  3. To sector into units of measurement; graduate:

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  1. To separate into parts, sections, groups, or branches:
  2. To form a border or barrier between:
  3. To sector into units of measurement; graduate:

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• disunite

  1. To separate or become separate.

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  1. To separate or become separate.

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• disjoint

  1. To put out of joint; dislocate.
  2. To take apart at the joints.
  3. To destroy the coherence or connections of.

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  1. To put out of joint; dislocate.
  2. To take apart at the joints.
  3. To destroy the coherence or connections of.

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• disjoin

  1. To undo the joining of; separate.
  2. To become separated.

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  1. To undo the joining of; separate.
  2. To become separated.

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• detach

  1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect:
  2. To remove from association or union with something:
  3. To send (troops or ships, for example) on a special mission.

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  1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect:
  2. To remove from association or union with something:
  3. To send (troops or ships, for example) on a special mission.

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• break

  1. To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently; smash.
  2. To divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting:
  3. To separate into components or parts:

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  1. To cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently; smash.
  2. To divide into pieces, as by bending or cutting:
  3. To separate into components or parts:

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