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   distinguish

   /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/

   verb

   • 1. recognize or treat (someone or something) as different: "the child is perfectly capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy" Similar differentiatetell apartdiscriminatediscerndeterminepick outtell the difference betweendecide betweenmake/draw a distinction between
   • ▪ recognize or point out a difference: "we must distinguish between two kinds of holiday"
   • ▪ be an identifying characteristic or mark of: "what distinguishes sport from games?" Similar separateset apartmake distinctivemake differentsingle outmark offdemarcatedelimitdelineatecharacterizeindividualizeindividuateidentifydesignatecategorizeclassify
   • 2. manage to discern (something barely perceptible): "it was too dark to distinguish anything more than their vague shapes" Similar discernseeperceivemake outobservenoticespotglimpsecatch sight ofdetectrecognizeidentifypick outformal:apprehendliterary:descryespy
   • 3. make oneself worthy of respect by one's behaviour or achievements: "many distinguished themselves in the fight against Hitler"

   Word Origin late 16th century: formed irregularly from French distinguer or Latin distinguere, from dis- ‘apart’ + stinguere ‘put out’ (from a base meaning ‘prick’).

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   What does distinguish mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DISTINGUISH definition: 1. to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between distinguishing and distinguishing?

   • Other forms: distinguished; distinguishing; distinguishes To distinguish means to tell apart. If you win the lottery, you’re going to need to learn to distinguish between people who really like you and people who like your money. To distinguish is to discern, which means to perceive or recognize the way something differs from what’s around it.

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   What does distinguen mean?

   • alteration of Middle English distinguen, from Anglo-French distinguer, from Latin distinguere, literally, to separate by pricking, from dis- + -stinguere (akin to Latin in stigare to urge on) — more at stick 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 “Distinguish.”

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   What does it mean if you distinguish yourself?

   • If you distinguish yourself, you do something that makes you famous or important. Over the next few years he distinguished himself as a leading constitutional scholar. [V pron-refl + as] They distinguished themselves at the Battle of Assaye. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   How can you tell if two things are different?

   • 1. If you can distinguish one thing from another or distinguish between two things, you can see or understand how they are different. [...] 2. A feature or quality that distinguishes one thing from another causes the two things to be regarded as different, because only the first thing has the feature or quality. [...] 3.

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   What does it mean to differentiate a disease?

   • 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. ANTONYMS 2. confuse.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › distinguishDISTINGUISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DISTINGUISH definition: 1. to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     DISTINGUISH meaning: 1. to notice or understand the...

   • Traditional

     DISTINGUISH translate: 區分，分辨；使有所區別. Learn more in the...

   • Znaczenie Distinguish, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DISTINGUISH definicja: 1. to notice or understand the...

   • Distinguish in Simplified Chinese

     DISTINGUISH translate: 区分，分辨；使有所区别. Learn more in the...

   • Distinguish in Russian

     DISTINGUISH translate: различать , выделять, делать...

   • Distinguish in Catalan

     distinguish translate: distingir, distingir, distingir....

   • Distinguish in Polish

     DISTINGUISH translate: rozróżniać, odróżniać, wyróżniać,...

   • Distinguish in Spanish

     DISTINGUISH translate: distinguir, distinguir, diferenciar,...

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   1. : to perceive a difference in : mentally separate. so alike they could not be distinguished. 2. a. : to mark as separate or different. a policy that distinguishes him from other candidates. b. : to separate into kinds, classes, or categories.

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   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 ...

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   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 ...

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   1. a. To perceive as being different or distinct: Can you distinguish a pattern in this behavior? b. To perceive distinctly; discern: The lookout distinguished the masts of ships on the horizon. 2. a. To demonstrate or describe as being different or distinct: a scientist who distinguished four species of the plant. b.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › distinguishDISTINGUISH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to recognize the differences between two people, ideas, or things: Children must learn to distinguish between right and wrong. People have difficulty distinguishing Tracy from her twin sister Mary.

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