single out

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verb

1. select from a group (Freq. 2)
- She was singled out for her outstanding performance
• Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They single out him to write the letter
2. treat differently on the basis of sex or race (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
discriminate, separate
• Derivationally related forms:
separative (for: separate), discriminatory (for: discriminate), discrimination (for: discriminate), discriminator (for: discriminate)
• Hypernyms:
distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate,
severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
• Hyponyms:
isolate, insulate, hive off, segregate, redline,
disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s (for: discriminate)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: discriminate)