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 To make possible or attainable 
To set apart for a special use 
      “Back home, his mother would set aside some nuts to be roasted on the hot coals in the wood stove.” 
  
To store or stockpile for later use 
      “To those struggling to get the cost covered, it is doable if you set aside a small amount of cash over time.” 
  
To give little or no attention to 
      “Allow yourself to set aside any worries or anxieties and focus on being in the present moment.” 
  
To put an end to, especially formally 
      “Mr. Chairman, I move we set aside the rule pertaining to the election of officers and Board Members.” 
  
To dismiss something as unnecessary or irrelevant 
Used hyperbolically to express a great desire 
To expel or send away, especially permanently 
To stop, cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting 
To detach, divide, or isolate something from a larger whole or group 
To discard any knowledge or memory of 
To contravene an accepted rule or stipulation 
To mark out and make known 
To restrict or stipulate for a specific purpose 
To delay taking action 
To provide or make available 
To remove unwanted elements from a group 
To select from a number of given options 
To erase from one's memory 
To yield or put away (and not use) something 
To prove to be false or erroneous 
To throw away or get rid of 
To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to 
To change a decision, opinion, or course of action 
To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot 
To take over the place, position, or role of 
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