Used as the simple past tense and past participle of the verb "separate".
They separated the children into different groups.
Ils ont séparé les enfants en groupes différents.
Synonyms
set apart
break apart
split up
Used adjectivally as the past participle of the verb "separate"
The separated twins were reunited after ten years.
Les jumeaux séparés ont été réunis après dix ans.
Synonyms
separated (past participle sense)