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What is the verb for separation?

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separate
  1. (transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
  2. To disunite something from one thing; To disconnect.
  3. (transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.
  4. (intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.
  5. (obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. disconnect, detach, sever, disjoin, disunite, uncouple, disengage, divide, part, split, unlink, unyoke, disassemble, disentangle, decouple, disaffiliate, disarticulate, disassociate, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, sunder, unfasten, unhitch, bifurcate, break, dissect, free, ramify, remove, resolve, rupture, unravel, cleave, dichotomize, divorce, loosen, uncombine, undo, unfix, break apart, break up, pull apart, break off, come apart, come away, divide in two, split in two, take apart, become detached … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “The lid would finally separate from the jar after some pulling and twisting.”
      “Police worked hard to separate the two opposing factions.”
      “Authorities would separate the crime scene from the public with tape.”
separated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of separate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disconnected, detached, severed, disjoined, disunited, uncoupled, disengaged, divided, parted, split, unlinked, unyoked, disassembled, disentangled, decoupled, disaffiliated, disarticulated, disassociated, disjointed, dissevered, dissociated, sundered, unfastened, unhitched, bifurcated, broke, brake, broken, dissected, freed, ramified, removed, resolved, ruptured, unraveled, unravelled, cleaved, dichotomized, divorced, loosened, uncombined, undid, undone, unfixed, broke apart, broken apart, broke up, broken up, pulled apart, broke off … more
separating
  1. present participle of separate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disconnecting, detaching, severing, disjoining, disuniting, uncoupling, disengaging, dividing, parting, splitting, unlinking, unyoking, disassembling, disentangling, decoupling, disaffiliating, disarticulating, disassociating, disjointing, dissevering, dissociating, sundering, unfastening, unhitching, bifurcating, breaking, dissecting, freeing, ramifying, removing, resolving, rupturing, unraveling, unravelling, cleaving, dichotomizing, divorcing, loosening, uncombining, undoing, unfixing, breaking apart, breaking up, pulling apart, breaking off, coming apart, coming away, dividing in two, splitting in two, taking apart … more
separates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of separate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disconnects, detaches, severs, disjoins, disunites, uncouples, disengages, divides, parts, splits, unlinks, unyokes, disassembles, disentangles, decouples, disaffiliates, disarticulates, disassociates, disjoints, dissevers, dissociates, sunders, unfastens, unhitches, bifurcates, breaks, dissects, frees, ramifies, removes, resolves, ruptures, unravels, cleaves, dichotomizes, divorces, loosens, uncombines, undoes, unfixes, breaks apart, breaks up, pulls apart, breaks off, comes apart, comes away, divides in two, splits in two, takes apart, becomes detached … more
separateth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of separate
separatest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of separate
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