separate

Being separate means that a piece of an object is not connected to or attached to the rest of the object.

Example: This chair was broken into five separate pieces.

If two objects, ideas, or people are separate from one another, they are not together.

Example: I try to keep my personal life separate from work.

To separate something is to take it apart, divide it, or stop it from connecting.

Example: I diced the onions and the carrots, separating them into two piles.