separate

To set, force, or keep apart.

To put space between; space apart or scatter.

To form a border or barrier between (two areas or groups).

To place in different groups; sort.

To differentiate or discriminate between; distinguish.

To cause to be distinct or different.

To remove from a mixture or combination; isolate.

To cause (one person) to stop living with another, or to cause (a couple) to stop living together, often by decree.