Synonyms for separating
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb sep-uh-reyt; adjective, noun sep-er-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈsɛp əˌreɪt; adjective, noun ˈsɛp ər ɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for separating Other synonyms for the word separating
- assign
- bifurcate
- break it off
- break off
- classify
- cleave
- close off
- comb
- come apart
- come away
- come between
- compartment
- compartmentalize
- dedomicile
- depart
- dichotomize
- discontinue
- discriminate
- disentangle
- disjoin
- disjoint
- dissect
- dissever
- distribute
- disunify
- disunite
- diverge
- draw apart
- drop
- go away
- go different ways
- go separate ways
- group
- intersect
- interval
- intervene
- island
- order
- part
- pull out
- put on one side
- relationship or marriage alienate
- rope off
- rupture
- seclude
- sequester
- sever
- sift
- single out
- sort
- space
- split
- split up
- stand between
- sunder
- take leave
- uncombine
- uncouple
- undo
- unlink
- untie the knot
- winnow
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for separating
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