separate out
phrasal verbseparate out (from something) | separate something out (from something)
- to divide into different parts; to divide something into different parts
- As the water boils, the oil from the seeds slowly separates out.
- to separate out different meanings
- The material is reprocessed to separate out impurities.
- A magnet separates out scrap iron from the rubbish.
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