Phrase guide
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verb
To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to separate or isolate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Mormonism, transitive
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verb
set apart from others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, isolate
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Broader terms: separate, disunite, divide, part
verb
select something or someone for a specific purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: assign, specify
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: choose, take, select, pick out
Narrower terms: dedicate, detail
History
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Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
