| has gloss | (verb) divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
separate |
| lexicalization | eng: separate |
| subclass of | (verb) change in physical make-up
change integrity |
| has subclass | (verb) separate the fibers of; "tease wool"
tease, card |
| has subclass | (verb) remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"
filtrate, strain, filter out, separate out, filter |
| has subclass | (verb) separate (a metal) from an ore
extract |
| has subclass | (verb) obtain by a fractional process
fractionate |
| has subclass | (verb) separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
fractionate |
| has subclass | (verb) separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
strain, sieve, sift |
| has subclass | (verb) separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
wash |
| has subclass | (verb) separate (light) into spectral rays; "the prosm disperses light"
disperse |
| has subclass | (verb) separate by avulsion
avulse |
| has subclass | (verb) separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
break up, decompose, break down |
| has subclass | (verb) separate by dialysis
dialyse, dialyze |
| has subclass | (verb) disperse in a medium into a colloidal state
peptise, peptize |
| has subclass | (verb) separate into constituents by soaking
macerate |