Separate Out (Verb)
Meaning
Remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The water purification system helps to separate out the impurities from the drinking water.
- The coffee filter can separate out the coffee grounds from the liquid.
- A sieve was used to separate out the lumps from the flour mixture.
- Charcoal is often used to separate out harmful chemicals from the air we breathe.
- This process helps to separate out the recyclable materials from the non-recyclable ones.