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Noun
S:
(n)
zone
(a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features)
S:
(n)
zone
,
geographical zone
(any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude)
S:
(n)
zone
(an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic)
S:
(n)
zone
,
zona
((anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure)
Verb
S:
(v)
zone
,
district
(regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
partition
,
zone
(separate or apportion into sections)
"partition a room off"
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
separate
,
divide
(make a division or separation)
S:
(v)
partition
,
zone
(separate or apportion into sections)
"partition a room off"
S:
(v)
break
(destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments)
"He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"
S:
(v)
disperse
,
dissipate
,
dispel
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break up
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scatter
(to cause to separate and go in different directions)
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
S:
(v)
rail
,
rail off
(separate with a railing)
"rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
S:
(v)
detach
(separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment)
"detach a regiment"
S:
(v)
shut off
,
close off
(isolate or separate)
"She was shut off from the friends"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something