set+apart

  • 11set apart — set (someone/something) apart (from (someone/something)) to show someone or something to be different or special. Those selected as leaders of the future have qualities that set them apart. He s the one in the big white hat and bow tie, which… …

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  • 12set apart — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, abscind, alienate, allocate, allot, amputate, analyze, anatomize, annihilate, appoint, appropriate to, assign, assign to, atomize, ban, bar, be characteristic, beatify, bless, bob, bolt, canonize, cast off,… …

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  • 13set apart — PHRASAL VERB If a characteristic sets you apart from other people, it makes you different from the others in a noticeable way. [V n P from n] What sets it apart from hundreds of similar small French towns is the huge factory... [V n P] Li blends… …

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  • 14set apart — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. isolate, segregate, make separate, make distinct, set off; see also distinguish 1 , separate 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make noticeable or different: characterize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish,… …

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  • 15set apart — separate, divide; set aside, allocate; allot …

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  • 16set apart — Reserve (for a particular use), appropriate, dedicate, consecrate, devote, set aside …

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  • 17set apart from someone — set (someone/something) apart (from (someone/something)) to show someone or something to be different or special. Those selected as leaders of the future have qualities that set them apart. He s the one in the big white hat and bow tie, which… …

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  • 18To set apart — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …

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  • 19set apart — phrasal 1. to reserve to a particular use 2. to make noticeable or outstanding …

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  • 20set apart — verb a) To select something or someone for a specific purpose. b) To separate or isolate. Syn: appropriate, dedicate …

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