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KEEP APART

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Set apart from others

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 "keep apart" is one way to...):

disunite; divide; part; separate (force, take, or pull apart)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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