Synset

divide into components or constituents
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

sample sentences

"Separate the wheat from the chaff"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

separation separator

semantic pointers

hypernym

change integrity

hyponym

decompose, break up, break down dialyze, dialyse peptize, peptise macerate tease, card filter, separate out, filtrate, strain, filter out extract fractionate fractionate sift, strain, sieve wash disperse avulse