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1. (v.t.) distinguish
to mark off as different (often fol. by from or by):
His height distinguishes him from the other boys.
2. distinguish
to recognize as distinct or different; recognize the individual features or characteristics of.
3. distinguish
to perceive clearly by sight or other sense; discern; recognize.
4. distinguish
to set apart as different; characterize:
Her Italian accent distinguishes her.
5. distinguish
to make prominent or eminent:
to distinguish oneself in the arts.
6. distinguish
to divide into classes; classify.
7. distinguish
Archaic. to single out for special attention or honor.
8. (v.i.) distinguish
to indicate or show a difference (usu. fol. by between).
9. distinguish
to recognize or note differences; discriminate.
Etymology: (1555–65; &indirdesc; L distinguere; see distinct)
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| Definition of 'distinguish' |
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1. (verb) distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
mark as different
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"
2. (verb) spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart
detect with the senses
"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
3. (verb) distinguish, mark, differentiate
be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
"His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
4. (verb) signalize, signalise, distinguish
make conspicuous or noteworthy
5. (verb) identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name
identify as in botany or biology, for example
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1. (verb) distinguish
to recognize the difference between two things or two people
the ability to distinguish cheap wine from expensive wine; the doctor's job of distinguishing between a physical illness and depression
2. distinguish
(of feature or quality) to make a person or thing different from another
What distinguishes the company from its competitors?
3. distinguish
distinguish yourself
gain respect by doing sth very well
He distinguished himself as a community leader.
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| Definition of 'distinguish' |
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1. (verb) distinguish
not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characteristic
2. (verb) distinguish
to separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish sounds into high and low
3. (verb) distinguish
to recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things with which it might be confounded; as, to distinguish the sound of a drum
4. (verb) distinguish
to constitute a difference; to make to differ
5. (verb) distinguish
to separate from others by a mark of honor; to make eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by or for
6. (verb) distinguish
to make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to exercise discrimination; -- with between; as, a judge distinguishes between cases apparently similar, but differing in principle
7. (verb) distinguish
to become distinguished or distinctive; to make one's self or itself discernible
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Sense: (often withfrom) to mark as different
What distinguishes this caf; é from all the others?
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 Afrikaans: onderskei |
 Arabic: يُمَيِّز |
 Bulgarian: различавам |
 Brazilian: distinguir |
 Czech: odlišovat |
 German: unterscheiden |
 Danish: adskille |
 Greek: ξεχωρίζω |
 Spanish: distinguir (de), diferenc |
 Estonian: eristama |
 Farsi: مشخص کردن |
 Finnish: erottaa |
 French: distinguer (de) |
 Hebrew: לְהָבדִיל |
 Hindi: भेद निकालना, पहचानना, अलग |
 Croatian: razlikovati |
 Hungarian: megkülönböztet |
 Indonesian: membedakan |
 Icelandic: greinaá milli |
 Italian: distinguere |
 Japanese: 区別する |
 Korean: 구별하다 |
 Lithuanian: išskirti |
 Latvian: atšķirt |
 Malay: membezakan |
 Dutch: onderscheiden |
 Norwegian: skjelne, holde atskilt |
 Polish: wyróżniać |
 Persian: مشخص کردن |
 Pashto: تو پير وركول، جلا كول: لو |
 Portuguese: distinguir |
 Romanian: a distinge (de) |
 Russian: отличать |
 Slovak: odlišovať |
 Slovenian: razlikovati |
 Serbian: razlikovati |
 Swedish: skilja, känneteckna |
 Thai: แตกต่างจาก |
 Turkish: ayırt etmek |
 Taiwanese: 區別 |
 Ukrainian: відрізняти |
 Urdu: فرق ، امتیاز کرنا |
 Vietnamese: phân biệt |
 Chinese: 区别 |
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