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Verbs of Attachment and Separation - Verbs for Separation

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to separation such as "detach", "split", and "remove".

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Categorized English Verbs of Attachment, Separation, and Piercing

to divide into distinct parts or groups

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to break the connection between people, objects, devices etc.

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to deliberately keep someone or something at a certain emotional or figurative distance

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to detach
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to remove or separate something

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to become separated into pieces

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to split
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to cause something or a group of things or people to divide into smaller parts or groups

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to sunder
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to forcefully break or separate something

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to part
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to separate into distinct pieces or sections

Ex: The crowd began part to make way for the approaching parade .
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to disassemble or break into separate pieces

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to take apart or disassemble a structure, machine, or object, breaking it down into its individual parts

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to disassemble or separate into its individual components or parts

Ex: She took apart the clock to clean its parts .
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to take apart a structure, machine, or object, breaking it down into its individual pieces

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to halve
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to divide something into two equal or nearly equal parts

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to divide
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to separate people or things into two or more groups, parts, etc.

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to bisect
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to divide something into two equal parts

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to fork
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to split into two or more separate paths or divisions

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to divide something into distinct parts

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to zone
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to divide into different areas or sections

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to branch
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to divide into two or more separate paths or divisions

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to separate something into distinct sections

Ex: In urban planning , it 's important segment the city into residential and commercial zones .
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to divide a space into distinct sections

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to split something into two distinct parts

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to pluck
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to gently pull with a quick, sharp motion

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to take something out from something else, particularly when it is not easy to do

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to remove
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to take something away from a position

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to use force to separate one thing from another

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to take something from someone so that they no longer have it

Ex: The took away the student 's access to online resources for misconduct .
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to shed materials in small pieces, layers, or scales

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to remove something from a specific location or situation

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to separate someone or something from others

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to separate and group one thing apart from another based on specific criteria

Ex: In laboratory settings , the segregated the samples to prevent cross-contamination .
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to keep something or someone separate from others

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to keep something or someone in a private or isolated place

Ex: The secludes its monks from the outside world to foster spiritual growth .
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to isolate a person or animal for a specific period due to illness, suspicion of illness, or to prevent the potential spread of a disease

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to chunk
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to divide something into thick pieces

Ex: To simplify the recipe , you chunk the fruits for a more rustic presentation .
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