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separated the men from the boys

separated the men from the boys is the simple past and past participle of separate the men from the boys.

Meaning of separate the men from the boys

Verb

separate the men from the boys (third-person singular simple present separates the men from the boys, present participle separating the men from the boys, simple past and past participle separated the men from the boys)

  1. To identify (by means of a challenge or ordeal) which of a group of males are mature, courageous or masculine, and which are not.

Questions about separated the men from the boys

What is separated the men from the boys the simple past and past participle of?
Separated the men from the boys is the simple past and past participle of separate the men from the boys.

Words near separated the men from the boys in the dictionary

  1. separate the men from the boys
  2. separate the sheep from the goats
  3. separate the wheat from the chaff
  4. separated
  5. separated out
  6. separated the men from the boys
  7. separated the wheat from the chaff
  8. separatedly
  9. separatedness
  10. separatee
  11. separatees

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