separating

Meanings

• Verb

  The process of becoming no longer united or connected; acting individually rather than as part of a group, especially a marriage or other relationship.

  - "After years of marriage, they decided to separate."
  - "The couple is currently in the process of separating their assets."

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Antonyms

annex , combine

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Synonyms

split up , tear apart , partition , split , break down , come apart , disintegrate , fall apart , earmark , sepose

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with separating
Arena , Charente , Dentate , Gentleman , Juxtapose , Maren , Napkin , Renate , Terrence

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Variants

List of all variants of separating that leads to same result
separate , separated , separates , separating , separate off , separated off , separates off , separating off , separate out , separated out , separates out , separating out

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Forms

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Separated (past tense), Separating (present continuous), Separation (noun)

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'separer' meaning 'to set apart' or 'to divide'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that in some countries, it is customary for the husband and wife to live separately in different rooms of the same house during the separation process?

2. The longest recorded separation in history was between a couple who were apart for 183 years!

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Related Concepts

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1. Divorce: The legal termination of a marriage.

2. Alimony: Money paid by one spouse to another after a divorce or separation.

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Quotes

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1. Though mechanical grain cutters, called reapers, began appearing around 1800, it was with Cyrus H. McCormick's version that agriculture entered the industrial age. Older reapers simply cut and dropped grain; McCormick's cut, "separated", and collected it, increasing production and, ultimately, positioning the American Midwest as the breadbasket to the world.

   - {it}Saveur{/it},June/July 2008

2. Xanthan gum, for instance … is used in bottled salad dressing to slow the settling of the spice particles and keep water and oil from "separating".

   - Kenneth Chang,{it}New York Times{/it},6 Nov. 2007

3. The fact is that Washington has relaxed financial regulations under both Democratic and Republican administrations, opening the doors to conflicts of interest between brokers and investment bankers. In 1998, government, despite concerns, refused to "separate" consulting and auditing business.

   - Jeff Madrick,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},29 Jan. 2006

4. On July 11 Brinkley's publicist announced the couple had "separated". "She has been extremely concerned about the impact of this situation on her children and felt it was very important to protect them and take them away for a little bit," says one of Brinkley's close friends. "She is totally shocked and just devastated."

   - Ericka Souter et al.,{it}People{/it},31 July 2006

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Culture

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In literature, 'separating' is often used to describe the end of relationships, particularly marriages. In art, it can be symbolized through images of two people or objects moving apart. In music, it can be expressed through songs about heartbreak and the end of relationships.

How to Memorize "separating"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a couple sitting at a table, each one moving their chair further away from the other. Visualize the distance between them growing larger and larger.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'separating' with the idea of moving apart or going in different directions.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'separating' as 'se-pa-rating', with each syllable representing 'see', 'pa', and 'rating'.

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