separate
Translation
to separate, to divide, to distinguish
Examples
Please separate the white clothes from the colors.
Please separate the white clothes from the colours.
The two towns are separated by a river.
The two towns are separated by a river.
It's hard to separate fact from fiction.
It's hard to separate fact from fiction.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((from sth.)) to divide (sth.) from (sth.) Please separate the egg yolks from the whites.
Similar Words
Synonyms: divide, split; Antonyms: join, unite
Etymology
From Latin 'se-' (apart) and 'parare' (to prepare). It literally means 'to prepare apart'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'se-' as meaning 'apart' and 'parate' like 'part'. To make into separate parts.