set apart

set apart

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set apart in WordNet English dictionary

verb

select something or someone for a specific purpose
"The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
assign specify set apart
set apart from others
"The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
sequester sequestrate keep apart set apart isolate

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set apart in English Wiktionary

(verb) To select something or someone for a specific purpose.
(verb) To separate or isolate.

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