separate out

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to remove particular material from a mixture, especially by filtering

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   separate something out / separate out something

   Usage: The object is the material extracted from a mixture; a pronoun goes before out.

   The filter can separate out the solid particles from the liquid.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The filter can separate out the solid particles from the liquid.

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