setapart (third-person singular simple presentsets apart,present participlesetting apart,simple past and past participleset apart)(transitive)
- Toselect (something or someone) for aspecific purpose.
- Todistinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).
2013 September 28,Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, inNew York Times[1], retrieved28 September 2013: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 alwaysset itself apart from the rest of Britain — but political, economic and social trends are conspiring to drive that wedge deeper.
2022 June 29, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Wonderful waiting rooms on the waiting list”, inRAIL, number960, pages59–60:"This is a particularly good example of a timber railway station, with its Royal connection giving rise to some outstanding internal and external detailing. The swan-necked iron lamps, the porte-cochère and outstanding decoration in the Royal waiting roomset the station apart."
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: toseparate orisolate.
- (Mormonism) To perform a blessing which formally invests a person with authority to serve in acalling or leadership position, typically bylaying on of hands.
2009 November 8, Kristine Frederickson, “Remembering what 'set apart' means”, inDeseret News[2], Deseret News Publishing Co.:As I sat in fast and testimony meeting last week a sister in the congregation got up and talked about what it means to beset apart as a missionary..
