SEPARATE OFF

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does separate off mean? 

• SEPARATE OFF (verb)
  The verb SEPARATE OFF has 1 sense:

1. partition by means of a divider, such as a screen

  Familiarity information: SEPARATE OFF used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEPARATE OFF (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Partition by means of a divider, such as a screen

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

screen off; separate off

Context example:

screen off this part of the room

Hypernyms (to "separate off" is one way to...):

partition; zone (separate or apportion into sections)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something