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SET APART
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
Synonyms:
isolate; keep apart; sequester; sequestrate; set apart
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "set apart" is one way to...):
disunite; divide; part; separate (force, take, or pull apart)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Select something or someone for a specific purpose
Example:
The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "set apart" is one way to...):
choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set apart"):
dedicate (set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church)
detail (assign to a specific task)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP