set apart

Verb
  1. Select something or someone for a specific purpose (synset 200679602)
    "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
    is a type of: choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
    subtypes:
    • dedicate - set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
    • detail - assign to a specific task
    same as: assign, specify
  2. Set apart from others (synset 200496744)
    "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
    is a type of: disunite, divide, part, separate - force, take, or pull apart
    same as: isolate, keep apart, sequester, sequestrate

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