| VERB | cognition | single out | select from a group |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | single out, discriminate, separate | treat differently on the basis of sex / sex or race |
| Meaning | select from a group. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They single out him to write the letter | |
| Broader | choose, take, select, pick out | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives |
| Spanish | seleccionar | |
| Meaning | treat differently on the basis of sex / sex or race. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | discriminate, separate | |
| Narrower | disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour | put at a disadvantage |
| hive off | Remove from a group and make separate | |
| isolate, insulate | place or set apart | |
| redline | discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood | |
| segregate | separate / separate by race or religion | |
| Broader | distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart | mark as different |
| Spanish | discriminar | |
| Catalan | discriminar | |
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