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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
Synonyms:
differentiate
,
secern
,
secernate
,
separate
,
severalise
,
severalize
,
tell
, tell apart,
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
,
Words Related to
distinguish
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differentiate
,
discern
,
identify
,
recognize
,
describe
,
discover
,
tell
,
separate
,
signalize
,
name
,
mark
,
key
,
key out
,
pick out
,
secern
,
secernate
,
severalize
,
tell apart
,
make out
,
differentiating
,
classify
,
differentiates
,
disentangle
,
characterize
,
detect
,
distinction
,
dissociate
,
delineate
,
disassociate
,
segregate
,
discriminate
,
separates
,
differs
,
isolate
,
differ
,
determine
,
decouple
,
individualize
,
difference
,
delimit
,
see
,
disperse
,
recognise
,
spot
,
discrimination
,
characterise
,
non-discrimination
,
divorce
,
define
,
ascribe
,
embody
,
exemplify
,
categorize
,
decipher
,
dioristic
,
infer
,
understand
,
compare
,
mimic
,
conflate
,
generalize
,
parse
,
confuse
,
deduce
,
explain
,
portray
,
meld
,
interpret
,
analogize
,
imitate
,
interpose
,
quantify
,
assert
,
transcend
,
elucidate
,
perceive
,
indistinguishing
,
misidentify
,
orient
,
attract
,
triangulate
,
communicate
,
superimpose
,
replicate
,
establish
,
comprehend
,
synthesize
,
derive
,
pigeonhole
,
decode
,
individuate
,
find
,
obtain
,
disambiguate
,
insinuate
,
emphasize
,
locate
,
humanize
,
imbue
,
resemble
,
distinguish
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