Synonyms: sequester, sequestrate, set apart, isolate, keep apart
Definition: set apart from others
Usage: The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
Similar words: disunite, divide, part, separate
Definition: force, take, or pull apart
Usage: He separated the fighting children; Moses parted the Red Sea
Synonyms: assign, set apart, specify
Definition: select something or someone for a specific purpose
Usage: The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
Similar words: select, choose, take, pick out
Definition: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Usage: 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