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distinguish
verb(dis-tin-guish)
identify as in botany or biology, for example
Synonyms: describe, discover, identify, key, key out, name,
distinguish
verb(dis-tin-guish)
detect with the senses
Synonyms: discern, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart,
distinguish
verb(dis-tin-guish)
mark as different
Examples:
We distinguish several kinds of maple.
distinguish
verb(dis-tin-guish)
be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
Synonyms: differentiate, mark,
Examples:
His modesty distinguishes him from his peers.
distinguish
verb(dis-tin-guish)
make conspicuous or noteworthy
Synonyms: signalise, signalize,

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