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SET APART

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 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 "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:

assign; set apart; specify

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

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