Antonyms for separating


Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb sep-uh-reyt; adjective, noun sep-er-it
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈsɛp əˌreɪt; adjective, noun ˈsɛp ər ɪt


Definition of separating

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin separatus, past participle of separare "to pull apart," from se- "apart" (see secret) + parare "make ready, prepare" (see pare). Sever (q.v.) is a doublet, via French. Related: Separated; separating.
  • verb remove something from group; keep or set apart
  • verb isolate, segregate
  • verb part company in a romantic
Example sentences :
  • You had some object of your own to serve in separating her from Maltravers.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • In the case of divorce there will then be no difficulty in separating the two properties.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • His busy fingers had been separating the wires in the amputated neck.
  • Extract from : « The Velvet Glove » by Harry Harrison
  • What are the means of separating the genuine from the counterfeit?
  • Extract from : « The Electoral Votes of 1876 » by David Dudley Field
  • But there was still the crushing and separating machinery to be seen.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • He also describes a machine for separating the seed from the fibre or lint.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson
  • "I tink I shall try," she said, separating herself in her wrath from her friend.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • Dehiscent: open or standing open: separating toward the tip.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • The mode of separating pittacal has not been clearly described.
  • Extract from : « Field's Chromatography » by George Field
  • Then they separated, or rather, were on the eve of separating.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 31, 1892 » by Various

Synonyms for separating

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