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separating the men from the boys

separating the men from the boys is the present participle and gerund 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 separating the men from the boys

What is separating the men from the boys the present participle and gerund of?
Separating the men from the boys is the present participle and gerund of separate the men from the boys.

Words near separating the men from the boys in the dictionary

  1. separating disc
  2. separating discs
  3. separating funnel
  4. separating funnels
  5. separating out
  6. separating the men from the boys
  7. separating the wheat from the chaff
  8. separatings
  9. separatio leprosorum
  10. separation
  11. separation allowance

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