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separating

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present participle of separate

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1 to set or force apart

we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight

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2 to go or move in different directions from a central point

the searchers separated in order to cover more ground

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3 to arrange or assign according to type

separate the students by reading ability

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subcategorizing

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4 to set or keep apart from others

separated the injured calf from the herd

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5 to understand or point out the difference in

trying to separate science from religion on one specific point

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“Separating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separating. Accessed 25 May. 2022.

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