Bind
Bind verb - To confine or restrain with or as if with chains.
Separate
Separate verb - To set or force apart.
Usage example: we tried to separate the gluey pages, but they were stuck tight
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Part of Ares' plan is to separate Clark from Lois and Lana, since their powers somehow bind them together.
Source: Polyamory -
Averted for the rest of the group, who, being a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits, all go their separate ways without a greater cause to bind them together.
Source: True Companions -
Second lesson: We'll separate your soul from your body, chuck you in a hole, bind your arms, and make you climb out before you turn into a Hollow.
Source: Sink-or-Swim Mentor
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