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• break up, break down, decompose go
  separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
  
• dialyse, dialyze go
  separate by dialysis
  
• peptize, peptise go
  disperse in a medium into a colloidal state
  
• macerate go
  separate into constituents by soaking
  
• tease, card go
  separate the fibers of
  
• strain, filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out go
  remove by passing through a filter
  
• extract go
  separate (a metal) from an ore
  
• fractionate go
  obtain by a fractional process
  
• fractionate go
  separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
  
• strain, sieve, sift go
  separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
  
• wash go
  separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
  
• disperse go
  separate (light) into spectral rays
  
• avulse go
  separate by avulsion