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distinguish

[ dih-sting-gwish ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to mark off as different (often followed by from or by ):

    He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.

  2. to recognize as distinct or different; recognize the salient or individual features or characteristics of:

    It is hard to distinguish her from her twin sister.

    Antonyms:

  3. to perceive clearly by sight or other sense; discern; recognize:

    He could not distinguish many of the words.

  4. to set apart as different; be a distinctive characteristic of; characterize:

    It is his Italian accent that distinguishes him.

  5. to make prominent, conspicuous, or eminent:

    to distinguish oneself in battle.

  6. to divide into classes; classify:

    Let us distinguish the various types of metaphor.

  7. Archaic. to single out for or honor with special attention.


verb (used without object)

  1. to indicate or show a difference (usually followed by between ).
  2. to recognize or note differences; discriminate.

distinguish

/ ɪˈɪŋɡɪʃ /

verb

  1. whenintr, foll by between or among to make, show, or recognize a difference or differences (between or among); differentiate (between)
  2. to be a distinctive feature of; characterize
  3. to make out; perceive
  4. to mark for a special honour or title
  5. to make (oneself) noteworthy

    he distinguished himself by his cowardice

  6. to classify; categorize

    we distinguished three species

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈپԲܾ󲹲, adverb
  • 徱ˈپԲܾ󾱲Բ, adjective
  • 徱ˈپԲܾ󾱲Բly, adverb
  • 徱ˈپԲܾ󲹲, adjective
  • 徱ˈپԲܾ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 徱·پ·ܾ·· adjective
  • 徱·پ·ܾ· noun
  • 徱·پ·ܾ·Գ noun
  • ·ٱ·徱·پ·ܾ verb (used with object)
  • ·徱·پ·ܾ verb (used with object)
  • ·徱·پ·ܾ verb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of distinguish1

First recorded in 1555–65; extension, by -ish 2, of Middle English disting(u)en (from Anglo-French, Middle French distinguer ), from Latin distinguere; distinct
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of distinguish1

C16: from Latin distinguere to separate, discriminate
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Synonym Study

Distinguish, differentiate, discriminate suggest an attempt to analyze characteristic features or qualities of things. To distinguish is to recognize the characteristic features belonging to a thing: to distinguish a light cruiser from a heavy cruiser. To discriminate is to perceive the particular, nice, or exact differences between things, to determine wherein these differences consist, and to estimate their significance: to discriminate prejudiced from unprejudiced testimony. To differentiate is to point out exactly and in detail the differences between (usually) two things: The symptoms of both diseases are so similar that it is hard to differentiate one from another.
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Example Sentences

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Jen, too, struggles to distinguish between clinging to facts and surrendering to feeling.

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All in all, Simpson distinguished himself as a foul-mouthed purveyor of misinformation about Social Security.

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In the film, he performed 15 songs so convincingly the remaining members of the Doors said they couldn’t distinguish his vocals from Morrison’s.

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He adds it "ranked as one of the great Liverpool songs in that it was explicitly about Liverpool in the way that – to put it in distinguished company – Strawberry Fields Forever was, and Penny Lane".

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“Moreover, it does not clearly distinguish between antisemitism and anti-Zionism, which will have a chilling effect on free speech.”

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