Hyphenation of separates

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word separates ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

sep-a-rates

Definitions of separates :

1.
A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
2.
A garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
3.
Act as a barrier between
Stand between The mountain range divides the two countries
4.
Force, take, or pull apart
He separated the fighting children Moses parted the Red Sea
5.
Mark as different
We distinguish several kinds of maple
6.
Separate into parts or portions
Divide the cake into three equal parts The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
7.
Divide into components or constituents
Separate the wheat from the chaff
8.
Arrange or order by classes or categories
How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
9.
Make a division or separation
10.
Discontinue an association or relation
Go different ways The business partners broke over a tax question The couple separated after 25 years of marriage My friend and I split up
11.
Go one's own way
Move apart The friends separated after the party
12.
Become separated into pieces or fragments
The figurine broke The freshly baked loaf fell apart
13.
Treat differently on the basis of sex or race
14.
Come apart
The two pieces that we had glued separated
15.
Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
The road forks
16.
Independent
Not united or joint A problem consisting of two separate issues They went their separate ways Formed a separate church
17.
Standing apart
Not attached to or supported by anything A freestanding bell tower A house with a separate garage
18.
Separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
Separate but equal Girls and boys in separate classes
19.
Have the connection undone
Having become separate

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