separate-23.1

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NP-PP from-PP
ex: "I separated the yolk from the white"
sym: Agent V Patient1 from Patient2
sem: cause(Agent, E) together(start(E), physical/abstract, Patient1, Patient2) apart(end(E), physical/abstract, Patient1, Patient2)

Simple Reciprocal Transitive
ex: "I separated the yolk and the white"
sym: Agent V Patient[+plural]
sem: cause(Agent, E) together(start(E), physical/abstract, Patient_i, Patient_j) apart(end(E), physical/abstract, Patient_i, Patient_j)

Simple Reciprocal Intransitive
ex: "The yolk and the white separated"
sym: Patient[+plural] V
sem: together(start(E), physical/abstract, Patient_i, Patient_j) apart(end(E), physical/abstract, Patient_i, Patient_j)

Middle Construction
ex: "Cream separates easily from milk"
sym: Patient1 V from Patient2
sem: property(Patient1+Patient2, Prop) Adv(Prop)

Middle Construction
ex: "Egg yolks and egg whites separate easily"
sym: Patient[+plural] V
sem: property(Patient, Prop) Adv(Prop)

Subclass separate-23.1-1

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PP from-PP
ex: "The yolk separated from the white."
sym: Patient1 V from Patient2
sem: together(start(E), physical/abstract, Patient1, Patient2) apart(end(E), physical/abstract, Patient1, Patient2)

Subclass separate-23.1-2

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PP with-PP
ex: "The yoke parted with the white."
sym: Patient1 V from with Patient2
sem: together(start(E), physical/abstract, Patient1, Patient2) apart(end(E), physical/abstract, Patient1, Patient2)