| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | alienate | make emotionally distant |
| 2. | apportion | divide and distribute shares |
| 3. | bisect | divide into two parts |
| 4. | block off | close or isolate access |
| 5. | branch off | separate from a main path |
| 6. | break apart | come or make apart |
| 7. | break off | detach from something larger |
| 8. | break up | end or divide into parts |
| 9. | categorize | sort into categories |
| 10. | classify | arrange into classes |
| 11. | cleave | split apart |
| 12. | close off | make inaccessible or separate |
| 13. | come apart | separate into pieces |
| 14. | come away | become detached |
| 15. | cordon off | block access to an area |
| 16. | cut apart | separate by cutting |
| 17. | cut away | remove by cutting |
| 18. | cut off | detach from the whole |
| 19. | decouple | disconnect from another thing |
| 20. | detach | remove from connection |
| 21. | disassociate | disconnect in association |
| 22. | disconnect | break a connection |
| 23. | disengage | release from connection |
| 24. | disentangle | free from entanglement |
| 25. | disjoin | detach or disconnect |
| 26. | dissociate | disconnect mentally or socially |
| 27. | disunite | make no longer united |
| 28. | divide | split into parts |
| 29. | divorce | separate legally or figuratively |
| 30. | estrange | make no longer close |
| 31. | exclude | keep out or leave out |
| 32. | extract | pull out from something |
| 33. | extricate | free from difficulty or entanglement |
| 34. | fall apart | separate into pieces |
| 35. | fence off | separate with a fence |
| 36. | filter out | remove by filtering |
| 37. | fly apart | separate suddenly |
| 38. | fork | divide into branches |
| 39. | fractionate | separate into fractions |
| 40. | free | release from attachment |
| 41. | group | arrange into sets |
| 42. | halve | divide into two halves |
| 43. | hive off | separate from a larger group |
| 44. | hold apart | keep from touching |
| 45. | insulate | protect by separating |
| 46. | interspace | place spaces between |
| 47. | isolate | set apart from others |
| 48. | keep apart | prevent from joining |
| 49. | knock apart | separate into pieces by force |
| 50. | knock free | detach by hitting or force |
| 51. | knock loose | make something become detached |
| 52. | knock off | detach by striking or force |
| 53. | leave out | not include |
| 54. | line off | separate with a drawn line |
| 55. | loose | release or detach from restraint |
| 56. | lop away | cut off and remove |
| 57. | lop off | cut away from the main part |
| 58. | make distinct | show as clearly different |
| 59. | mark off | separate with a boundary or line |
| 60. | mark out | separate by marking boundaries |
| 61. | move apart | become farther apart |
| 62. | move aside | separate by shifting away |
| 63. | move off | go away from others |
| 64. | omit | leave out deliberately |
| 65. | ostracize | exclude someone from a group |
| 66. | parcel out | divide into portions |
| 67. | part | move away from another |
| 68. | partition | divide into sections |
| 69. | portion | divide into shares |
| 70. | pull apart | separate by pulling |
| 71. | pull away | move away from contact |
| 72. | pull out | withdraw from within |
| 73. | quarantine | isolate to prevent infection |
| 74. | release | set free from hold |
| 75. | remove | take away from place |
| 76. | rip apart | separate by ripping |
| 77. | rope off | separate with a rope |
| 78. | screen out | exclude by screening |
| 79. | section | divide into sections |
| 80. | segment | divide into segments |
| 81. | segregate | keep apart from others |
| 82. | sever | cut off or apart |
| 83. | sift out | separate by sifting |
| 84. | split | divide into parts |
| 85. | spread apart | move farther apart |
| 86. | subdivide | divide into smaller parts |
| 87. | sunder | split or tear apart |
| 88. | take apart | disassemble into pieces |
| 89. | take out | remove from inside |
| 90. | tear apart | separate by tearing |
| 91. | tell apart | recognize as different |
| 92. | uncouple | detach from a pair |
| 93. | unfasten | release from fastening |
| 94. | unhitch | disconnect from a hitch |
| 95. | unmix | separate mixed things |
| 96. | unplug | disconnect from a socket |
| 97. | untie | free from a tie |
| 98. | wall off | separate with a barrier |
| 99. | winnow | separate useful from useless |
| 100. | withdraw | pull back or remove |