to divide and distribute for a special reason or to particular persons or things
OR
to set apart for a particular purpose
Theodore Roosevelt's Foreign Policy. ... To prepare the United States for its expanded role on the world stage, Roosevelt sought to build up the country's defenses, and by the end of his presidency he had transformed the U.S. Navy into a major international force at sea.
C. Spain was the first country to send explorers and colonists to America.
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