To differentiate or discriminate between; distinguish, To put space between; space apart or scatter, To cause (one person) to stop living with another, or to cause (a couple) to stop living together, often by decree, transitive verb_ To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner, To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between, To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service, adjective_ Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; -- said of things once connected, Disunited from the body; disembodied, Not touching or adjoined; detached, noun_ Something that is separate or distinct, especially, A stereo component that is purchased separately and connected to other components as part of a system, One who is or prefers to be separate; a separatist; a dissenter

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefer