SINGLE OUT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Select from a group

Example:

She was singled out for her outstanding performance

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "single out" is one way to...):

choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They single out him to write the letter

Meaning:

Treat differently on the basis of sex or race

Synonyms:

discriminate; separate; single out

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "single out" is one way to...):

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "single out"):

insulate; isolate (place or set apart)

hive off (remove from a group and make separate)

segregate (separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation)

redline (discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood)

disadvantage; disfavor; disfavour (put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody