set apart

Questions about set apart

What does set apart mean?

set apart means "select something or someone for a specific purpose". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for set apart?

Close synonyms include assign, specify, sequester, sequestrate, keep apart. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is set apart a common word?

set apart is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.