set apart
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set apart
verb sets apart · setting apart · set apart
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To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
Similar: appropriate
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To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).
It is one of the ironies of capital cities that each acts as a symbol of its nation, and yet few are even remotely representative of it. London has always set itself apart from the rest of Britain — but political, economic and social trends are conspiring to drive that wedge deeper.
Similar: discriminate
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to separate or isolate.
Similar: dedicate, distinguish, allocate, shelve, assign, detach, designate, earmark, preselect, put aside, secern, secernate
- To perform a blessing which formally invests a person with authority to serve in a calling or leadership position, typically by laying on of hands. As I sat in fast and testimony meeting last week a sister in the congregation got up and talked about what it means to be set apart as a missionary..
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Talk about this word "set apart." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/set%20apart. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. set apart. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/set%20apart "set apart." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/set%20apart.Cite this
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