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distinguish - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
distinguish
Definition
(verb) mark as different
Synonyms
:
differentiate
,
secern
,
secernate
,
separate
,
severalise
,
severalize
,
tell
,
tell apart
Example Sentence
We distinguish several kinds of maple
Definition
(verb) detect with the senses
Synonyms
:
discern
,
make out
,
pick out
,
recognise
,
recognize
,
spot
,
tell apart
Example Sentence
The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
I can't make out the faces in this photograph
Definition
(verb) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
Synonyms
:
differentiate
,
mark
Example Sentence
His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
Definition
(verb) make conspicuous or noteworthy
Synonyms
:
signalise
,
signalize
Definition
(verb) identify as in botany or biology, for example
Synonyms
:
describe
,
discover
,
identify
,
key
,
key out
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name
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