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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Separated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Separating.] [L. separatus, p. p. of separare to
     separate; pfref. se- aside + parare to make ready, prepare.
     See Parade, and cf. Sever.]
     1. To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part
        in any manner.
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              From the fine gold I separate the alloy. --Dryden.
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              Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. --Gen. xiii.
                                                    9.
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              Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
                                                    --Rom. viii.
                                                    35.
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     2. To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space
        between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea
        separates Europe and Africa.
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     3. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a
        special use or service.
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              Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto
              I have called thaem.                  --Acts xiii.
                                                    2.
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     Separated flowers (Bot.), flowers which have stamens and
        pistils in separate flowers; diclinous flowers. --Gray.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Separating \Sep"a*ra`ting\, a.
     Designed or employed to separate.
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     Separating funnel (Chem.), a funnel, often globe-shaped,
        provided with a stopcock for the separate drawing off of
        immiscible liquids of different specific gravities.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Separated; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Separating.] [L. separatus, p. p. of separare to
     separate; pfref. se- aside + parare to make ready, prepare.
     See Parade, and cf. Sever.]
     1. To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part
        in any manner.
  
              From the fine gold I separate the alloy. --Dryden.
  
              Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. --Gen. xiii.
                                                    9.
  
              Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
                                                    --Rom. viii.
                                                    35.
  
     2. To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space
        between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea
        separates Europe and Africa.
  
     3. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a
        special use or service.
  
              Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto
              I have called thaem.                  --Acts xiii.
                                                    2.
  
     Separated flowers (Bot.), flowers which have stamens and
        pistils in separate flowers; diclinous flowers. --Gray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Separating \Sep"a*ra`ting\, a.
     Designed or employed to separate.
  
     Separating funnel (Chem.), a funnel, often globe-shaped,
        provided with a stopcock for the separate drawing off of
        immiscible liquids of different specific gravities.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  separating
     a.
     (q: zipper) Capable of being opened and having its two sided
  completely detached from one another rather than just being opened for
  most of its length.
     n.
     An instance of separate.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: separate)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  separating
     a.
     (q: zipper) Capable of being opened and having its two sided
  completely detached from one another rather than just being opened for
  most of its length.
     n.
     An instance of separate.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: separate)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  separating
     a.
     (q: zipper) Capable of being opened and having its two sided
  completely detached from one another rather than just being opened for
  most of its length.
     n.
     An instance of separate.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: separate)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  separating
     a.
     (q: zipper) Capable of being opened and having its two sided
  completely detached from one another rather than just being opened for
  most of its length.
     n.
     An instance of separate.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: separate)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  separating
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s eparat ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  separating
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en separate ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb separate)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Separating /sˈɛpəɹˌeɪtɪŋ/
  الفصل

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  separating /sˈɛpəɹˌeɪtɪŋ/ 
  rozdělování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  separating /sˈɛpəɹˌeɪtɪŋ/ 
  oddělování