Which should you use, separate from or separate with? The verb separate means to keep people or things apart from each other. The adjective separate means not together. Separate is followed by the preposition from.
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He regretted his decision to separate with his family.
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He regretted his decision to separate from his family.
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Separate the egg yolk with the egg white.
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Separate the egg yolk from the egg white.
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