We found 4 definitions of single out from 3 different sources.
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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" |