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.

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The team's analysis involved chemically dissolving tissue from the samples into a kind of slurry, and then separating out the undissolved plastic by spinning the slurry in a centrifuge. —

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 When the sugar and water in honey separate out, the sugar crystalizes. —

Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025 Try to just separate out what is true, pure fat from any of the chicken juices and aromatics. —

Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025 The website offers a variety of products made by independent artists and designers, such as function-forward items like a popcorn bowl that separates out the unpopped kernels. —

Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for separate out