separate out

phrasal verb

separated out; separating out; separates out

: to remove (someone or something) from a group

Before you put out the trash, you have to separate out the bottles and cans.

Most schools separate out children with learning problems.

Examples of separate out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Often referred to as a vampire facial, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatments involve drawing the client's blood, separating out the red blood cells and injecting the platelet-rich plasma back into the face with micro-needles. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025

The wand was also able to not only separate out each of my hair strands but push it up for maximum smoothing action. —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025

None of the four components can be separated out, but removing one will separate all the remaining ones. —Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2025

Researchers like me carefully separate out the tiny glass shards by sifting through the dirt and using a micromanipulator, a tool that can pick up and move microscopic grains. —The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for separate out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout