Definition of single out Single out

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Verb

single out - select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance"
  select, pick out, choose, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
single out - treat differently on the basis of sex or race
  discriminate, separate
  secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, distinguish, differentiate, tell, separate distinguish or separate
  insulate, isolate protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"
  hive off remove from a group and make separate; "The unit was hived off from its parent company"
  segregate separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"
  redline discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
  disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"
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  • single out
    To identify or select one member of a group from the others.

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