purposefullyseparating
verb (present participle)UK /ˈpɜːpəsfəli ˈsɛpəreɪtɪŋ/
US /ˈpɜːrpəsfəli ˈsɛpəreɪtɪŋ/
Doing something on purpose to keep things apart.
She was purposefully separating the red blocks from the blue blocks.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. On purpose keeping people apart from each other.
The teacher was purposefully separating the chatty friends in class.
3. Deliberately sorting items into different groups.
He was purposefully separating the recycling from the trash.
4. Intentionally setting something aside from the rest.
They were purposefully separating the broken toys from the good ones.