cut off vs set apart

cut off

verb
  • To isolate or remove from contact. 

  • To remove via cutting. 

  • To turn off or switch off (an electrical device). 

  • (North American) swerve in front of (another car) while driving; cut [someone] up 

  • To interrupt (someone speaking). 

  • To end abruptly. 

  • To stop providing funds to (someone). 

  • To stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water. 

set apart

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to separate or isolate. 

  • To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something). 

  • To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose. 

How often have the words cut off and set apart occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )