English dictionary
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English verb: single out | |||
| 1. | single out (cognition) select from a group | ||
| Samples | She was singled out for her outstanding performance. | ||
| Examples | They single out him to write the letter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||
| 2. | single out (social) treat differently on the basis of sex or race | ||
| Synonyms | discriminate, separate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour, hive off, insulate, isolate, redline, segregate | ||
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