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Single out

//ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˈaʊ̯t// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently. idiomatic, transitive

    "Eddie singled out his favorite marble from the bag."

  2. 2
    select from a group wordnet
  3. 3
    treat differently on the basis of sex or race wordnet

Etymology

From single (“to take alone, or one by one”, intransitive archaic verb) + out. First attested in 1629.

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