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		separatesverbpresent tense third-person singular of separate to set or force apartwe tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight  breaks up, decouples, disassociates, disconnects, disjoins, disjoints, dissevers, dissociates, disunites, divides, divorces, parts, ramifies, resolves, severs, splits, sunders, uncouples, unlinks, unyokes breaks down, decomposes, disassembles, disintegrates, dissolvesbifurcates, bisects, cleaves, dichotomizes, dissects, fractionalizes, fractionates, halves, partitions, quarters, segments, subdivides, trisectsfragmentates, fragmentizes, fragmentsbreaks, fractures, pulls, rends, rifts, rips, rives, ruptures, tearscuts off, insulates, isolates, secludes, segregates, sequestersdetaches, disengages, disentangles, unravels, unties joins, links, unifies, unites assembles, associates, blends, combines, mingles, mixesconnects, couplesaccumulates, agglutinates, attaches, binds, cements, closes, fastens, fuses, knits, sticks, welds to go or move in different directions from a central pointthe searchers separated in order to cover more ground  branches (out), diverges, divides, forks, parts, spreads bestrews, breaks up, broadcasts, clears out, disbands, dispels, disperses, dissipates, distributes, scatters, sowsdistances, recedes, retreats converges, joins assembles, gathers, meets to arrange or assign according to typeseparate the students by reading ability  assorts, breaks down, categorizes, classes, classifies, codifies, compartmentalizes, compartments, digests, distinguishes, distributes, grades, groups, pegs, places, ranges, ranks, relegates, sorts, types arrays, disposes, draws up, marshals(also marshalls), orders, organizes, systematizesalphabetizes, catalogs(or catalogues), files, indexes, lists, referspigeonholes, shelvesidentifies, recognizesculls, screens, sets, sieves, sifts, winnowsclumps, clusters, colligatesrecategorizes, reclassifies, regroupssubcategorizes confuses, disarranges, jumbles, lumps, mixes (up), scramblesmisclassifies, missorts, mistypes to set or keep apart from othersseparated the injured calf from the herd  cuts off, insulates, isolates, secludes, segregates, sequesters quarantinesconfines, immures, incarcerates, interns, jails, locks (up), restrains, restrictsabstracts, detaches, disengages, removesdetains, holds, keeps desegregates, integrates, reintegrates assimilates, associates, connects, joins, links, unitesdischarges, frees, liberates, looses, releases to understand or point out the difference intrying to separate science from religion on one specific point  differences, differentiates, discerns, discriminates, distinguishes, secerns contradistinguishescomprehends, grasps, knows, understandsdivides, parts, seversdemarcates, marks (off), sets off confuses, mistakes, mixes (up) confounds, lumps (together), mingles  |