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SEPARATE OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does separate off mean?
• SEPARATE OFF (verb)
The verb SEPARATE OFF has 1 sense:
1. partition by means of a divider, such as a screen
Familiarity information: SEPARATE OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Partition by means of a divider, such as a screen
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
screen off; separate off
Context example:
screen off this part of the room
Hypernyms (to "separate off" is one way to...):
partition; zone (separate or apportion into sections)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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