The difference between Reduce and Separate

When used as verbs, reduce means to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something, whereas separate means to divide (a thing) into separate parts.

Separate is also noun with the meaning: anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

Separate is also adjective with the meaning: apart from (the rest).

check bellow for the other definitions of Reduce and Separate

  1. Reduce as a verb (transitive):

    To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair.

    Examples:

    "to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."

  2. Reduce as a verb (intransitive):

    To lose weight.

  3. Reduce as a verb (transitive):

    To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.

    Examples:

    "to reduce a sergeant to the ranks"

  4. Reduce as a verb (transitive):

    To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.

    Examples:

    "to reduce a province or a fort"

  5. Reduce as a verb (transitive):

    To bring to an inferior state or condition.

    Examples:

    "to reduce a city to ashes"

  6. Reduce as a verb (transitive, cooking):

    To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.

  7. Reduce as a verb (transitive, chemistry):

    To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.

  8. Reduce as a verb (transitive, metallurgy):

    To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.

  9. Reduce as a verb (transitive, mathematics):

    To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.

  10. Reduce as a verb (transitive, computer science):

    To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.

  11. Reduce as a verb (transitive, logic):

    To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form

  12. Reduce as a verb (transitive, legal):

    To convert to written form (Usage note: this verb almost always take the phrase "to writing").

    Examples:

    "It is important that all business contracts be reduced to writing."

  13. Reduce as a verb (transitive, medicine):

    To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.

  14. Reduce as a verb (transitive, military):

    To reform a line or column from (a square).

  15. Reduce as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To translate (a book, document, etc.).

    Examples:

    "a book reduced into English"

  1. Separate as an adjective:

    Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).

    Examples:

    "This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces."

  2. Separate as an adjective (followed by “from”):

    Not together (with); not united (to).

    Examples:

    "I try to keep my personal life separate from work."

  1. Separate as a verb (transitive):

    To divide (a thing) into separate parts.

    Examples:

    "'Separate the articles from the headings."

  2. Separate as a verb:

    To disunite something from one thing; To disconnect.

  3. Separate as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (things or people) to be separate.

    Examples:

    "If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes."

  4. Separate as a verb (intransitive):

    To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.

    Examples:

    "The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring."

  5. Separate as a verb (obsolete):

    To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.

  1. Separate as a noun (usually, in the plural):

    Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

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