cause to move or be apart

both owners were trying to separate the dogs

they were separated by the war

divide into constituent or distinct elements

the processed milk had separated into curds and whey

separate the eggs and beat the egg yolks

the organ loft separating off the choir

individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations

the self-contained, free-standing components of a sound-reproduction system

portions into which a soil, sediment, etc. can be sorted according to particle size, mineral composition, or other criteria

analysis of mineral separates from six cordierite-bearing strata

individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations

the self-contained, free-standing components of a sound-reproduction system

portions into which a soil, sediment, etc. can be sorted according to particle size, mineral composition, or other criteria

analysis of mineral separates from six cordierite-bearing strata