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separates the men from the boys

separates the men from the boys is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 separates the men from the boys

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Separates the men from the boys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of separate the men from the boys.

Words near separates the men from the boys in the dictionary

  1. separately
  2. separateness
  3. separatenesses
  4. separates
  5. separates out
  6. separates the men from the boys
  7. separates the wheat from the chaff
  8. separatest
  9. separateth
  10. separatical
  11. separating

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