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sen·ti·nel noun [ORIGIN: MF sentinelle, fr. It sentinella, fr. sentina vigilance, fr. sentire to perceive, fr. L]

: one that watches or guards : SENTRY

sen·try noun, plural sentries : person who keeps watch : GUARD; especially : a soldier standing guard at a point of passage (as a gate)

Synonyms

custodian, guard, guardian, keeper, lookout, picket, warden, warder, watch, watchman—more at GUARD

sep abbreviation separate, separated

Sep abbreviation September

SEP abbreviation simplified employee pension

se·pal noun : one of the modified leaves comprising a flower calyx

sep·a·ra·ble adjective : capable of being separated

1separate verb -rat·ed; -rat·ing 1 : to set or keep apart : DISCONNECT

2 : to keep apart by something intervening

3 : to cease to be together : PART

4 : to make a distinction between; also : to put in a certain place or rank according to kind, class, or nature

5 : to go in different directions

Synonyms

[1] break up, disconnect, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, resolve, sever, split, sunder, unyoke; also decompose, disassemble, dissolve; bisect, halve, quarter, segment, subdivide; break, rend, rip, rupture, tear; cut off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, sequester; detach, disengage, disentangle, untie

Antonyms

join, link, unify, unite

[1] cut off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, sequester—more at ISOLATE

[4] differentiate, discern, discriminate, distinguish—more at DISTINGUISH

[4] assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, sort—more at CLASSIFY

[5] branch, diverge, divide, fork; also broadcast, clear out, disband, dispel, disperse, dissipate, distribute, scatter, sow; distance, recede, retreat

Antonyms

converge, join

2separate adjective 1 : not connected

2 : divided from each other

3 : SINGLE, PARTICULAR

4 : existing by itself

5 : not shared with another

— sep·a·rate·ly adverb

Synonyms

[4] detached, disconnected, discrete, freestanding, single, unattached, unconnected; also independent, self-contained; individual, private

Antonyms

attached, connected, joined

[5] different, individual, respective; also disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, unalike, varied

Antonyms

same

3separate noun : an article of dress designed to be worn interchangeably with others to form various combinations

sep·a·ra·tion noun 1 : the act or process of separating : the state of being separated

2 : a point, line, means, or area of division

3 : a formal separating of a married couple by agreement but without divorce

Synonyms

[1] breakup, dissolution, division, partition, schism, split; also breach, rupture; decomposition, subdivision; dispersal, scattering; administration, apportionment, distribution; isolation, seclusion, segregation, sequestration

Antonyms

unification, union

[1] demarcation, discrimination, distinction; also differentiation

[2] breach, break, discontinuity, gap, gulf, hole, interval, opening, rent, rift—more at GAP

sep·a·rat·ist noun : an advocate of separation (as from a political body)

— sep·a·rat·ism noun

sep·a·ra·tive adjective : tending toward, causing, or expressing separation

sep·a·ra·tor noun : one that separates; especially : a device for separating cream from milk

se·pia noun : a brownish gray to dark brown color

sep·sis noun, plural sep·ses : a toxic condition due to spread of bacteria or their toxic products in the body

Sept abbreviation September

Sep·tem·ber noun [ORIGIN: ME Septembre, fr. AF & OE, both fr. L September (seventh month), fr. septem seven]

: the 9th month of the year having 30 days

sep·tic adjective 1 : PUTREFACTIVE

2 : relating to or involving sepsis

3 : of, relating to, or used for sewage treatment and disposal

sep·ti·ce·mia noun : BLOOD POISONING

septic tank noun : a tank in which sewage is disintegrated by bacteria

sep·tu·a·ge·nar·i·an noun : a person whose age is in