Wondering how to hyphenate the English word separates? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.
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A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication |
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A garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments |
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Act as a barrier between Stand between The mountain range divides the two countries |
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Force, take, or pull apart He separated the fighting children Moses parted the Red Sea |
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Mark as different We distinguish several kinds of maple |
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Separate into parts or portions Divide the cake into three equal parts The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I |
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Divide into components or constituents Separate the wheat from the chaff |
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Arrange or order by classes or categories How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric? |
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Make a division or separation |
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Discontinue an association or relation Go different ways The business partners broke over a tax question The couple separated after 25 years of marriage My friend and I split up |
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Go one's own way Move apart The friends separated after the party |
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Become separated into pieces or fragments The figurine broke The freshly baked loaf fell apart |
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Treat differently on the basis of sex or race |
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Come apart The two pieces that we had glued separated |
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Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork The road forks |
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Independent Not united or joint A problem consisting of two separate issues They went their separate ways Formed a separate church |
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Standing apart Not attached to or supported by anything A freestanding bell tower A house with a separate garage |
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Separated according to race, sex, class, or religion Separate but equal Girls and boys in separate classes |
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Have the connection undone Having become separate |