verb
In order to clean it, I first have to separate all the individual elements of the motor. The glue didn't hold, and the vase separated into a dozen fragments. Separate this yarn into different piles
What criteria are used to separate the men from the boys, the sheep from the goats, or the wheat from the chaff?
After ten years we separated, and each went our own way
Beyond the river, the road to Norton separates from the main road
adjective
Sort these books by subject into separate piles
How you behave when you are not at home is a separate matter
He prefers a separate existence, far away from the rest of the world
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