separate out

phrasal verb

separated out; separating out; separates out

: to remove (someone or something) from a group

Before you put out the trash, you have to separate out the bottles and cans.

Most schools separate out children with learning problems.

Examples of separate out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And Blue Frontier must similarly factor in the need to regenerate its desiccant, though this process can be separated out from dehumidification and run at times when there is less demand on the electricity grid. —

Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 16 July 2024 Then, very soon after formation, its interior separated out into a metallic core and a solid rocky mantle and crust. —

James Day, University Of California, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2024 In this treatment, a patient's blood is drawn, spun down to separate out plasma from blood cells, and the platelet-rich plasma is then injected into the face with microneedles. —

Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2024 Despite the failures of the missile defense regime, the United States and Russia have been able to continue to reduce and limit offensive nuclear weapons by separating out issues for negotiation. —

Ruth Greenspan Bell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2011 See all Example Sentences for separate out

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