To set aside

To set aside
Aside A*side", adv. [Pref. a- + side.] 1. On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart. [1913 Webster]

Thou shalt set aside that which is full. --2 Kings iv. 4. [1913 Webster]

But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The flames were blown aside. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy thoughts. ``Lay aside every weight.'' --Heb. xii. 1. [1913 Webster]

3. So as to be heard by others; privately. [1913 Webster]

Then lords and ladies spake aside. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

{To set aside} (Law), to annul or defeat the effect or operation of, by a subsequent decision of the same or of a superior tribunal; to declare of no authority; as, to set aside a verdict or a judgment. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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