To separate or divide by distance, time, etc.; to isolate or partition (transitive).
広い川が二つの村を隔てている。
A wide river separates the two villages.
長い年月が彼らの関係を隔ててしまった。
Many years have come between them and distanced their relationship.
国境が両国を隔てているため、自由に行き来できない。
Because the border separates the two countries, people can't move freely between them.
To interpose or place something between things; to have something in between.
薄い壁が二つの部屋を隔てているだけだ。
Only a thin wall separates the two rooms.
庭と道路はフェンスで隔てられている。
The garden is separated from the road by a fence.
彼らはテーブルを隔てて向かい合って座った。
They sat facing each other with a table between them.
To alienate or estrange someone; to create emotional distance in relationships.
誤解が原因で家族の間が隔てられてしまった。
Because of a misunderstanding, the family became estranged.
あの出来事以来、彼は同僚たちから隔てられているようだ。
Since that incident, he seems to have been ostracized by his coworkers.
政治的な主張が友人同士を隔てることがある。
Political views can sometimes drive a wedge between friends.