Antonyms for setting apart

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : set

Phonetic Transcription : sɛt

Definition of setting apart

Origin : Old English settan (transitive) "cause to sit, put in some place, fix firmly; build, found; appoint, assign," from Proto-Germanic *(bi)satjan "to cause to sit, set" (cf. Old Norse setja, Swedish sätta, Old Saxon settian, Old Frisian setta, Dutch zetten, German setzen, Gothic satjan), causative form of PIE *sod-, variant of *sed- "to sit" (see sit (v.)). Also cf. set (n.2).
Intransitive sense from c.1200, "be seated." Used in many disparate senses by Middle English; sense of "make or cause to do, act, or be; start" and that of "mount a gemstone" attested by mid-13c. Confused with sit since early 14c. Of the sun, moon, etc., "to go down," recorded from c.1300, perhaps from similar use of the cognates in Scandinavian languages. To set (something) on "incite to attack" (c.1300) originally was in reference to hounds and game.

As in appropriation : noun allocation, setting aside
As in appropriate : verb set aside; allocate
As in insulate : verb protect; close off
As in intend : verb have in mind; determine
As in mark : verb characterize
As in sanctify : verb hold in highest esteem
As in segregate : verb discriminate and separate
As in sequester : verb isolate, seclude
As in call : verb demand or announce action
As in individualize : verb distinguish
As in mew : verb enclose
As in signalize : verb distinguish
As in singularize : verb distinguish
As in consecrate : verb hold in high religious regard
As in dedicate : verb sanctify
As in designate : verb specify as selection
As in devote : verb commit one's energies, thoughts
As in differentiate : verb make a distinction
As in discriminate : verb show prejudice
As in dissociate : verb part company with; separate
As in distinguish : verb tell the difference
As in enclose : verb put inside, surround

Example sentences :

This setting apart for holy service was the Old Testament sanctification.
Extract from : « Sanctification » by J. W. Byers

I shall take the liberty of setting apart some rooms for you.
Extract from : « Debit and Credit » by Gustav Freytag

He divided the loot of war equally among his soldiers, setting apart a portion for the poor and orphans.
Extract from : « The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay » by Lord Eversley

She contented herself with setting apart the dish till her mistress should decide what ought to be done with it.
Extract from : « Feats on the Fiord » by Harriet Martineau

We join you in setting apart this land as an enduring monument of peace, brotherhood, and perpetual union.
Extract from : « Special Days and their Observance » by Anonymous

Omaha, where the opening performance of this exhibition was given, honored Will last year by setting apart one day as "Cody Day."
Extract from : « Last of the Great Scouts » by Helen Cody Wetmore

That the real intentions of the Crown in setting apart the immense School Reserves in 1798 had never been carried out.
Extract from : « Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada » by J. Harold Putnam

By thus combining & setting apart, the aristocratic interest, the popular interest will be combined agst it.
Extract from : « The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States » by James Madison

Setting apart the capital and the great seaports, Argos ranks high among the existing cities of Greece.
Extract from : « Studies of Travel - Greece » by Edward A. Freeman

Towards evening, the grain collected during the day was heaped together, with a view to setting apart the share for the King.
Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston

Synonyms for setting apart

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