set apart

English

Verb

set apart (third-person singular simple present sets apart, present participle setting apart, simple past and past participle set apart) (transitive)

1. To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
2. To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).
3. Used other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.

Synonyms

• (select for a purpose): appropriate, dedicate