set apart
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English [edit]
Verb [edit]
set apart (third-person singular simple present sets apart, present participle setting apart, simple past and past participle set apart) (transitive)
- To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
- To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).
- Used other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.
Synonyms [edit]
- (select for a purpose): appropriate, dedicate
