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- DictionaryDis·tin·guish/dəˈstiNGɡwiSH/
verb
- 1. recognize or treat (someone or something) as different: "the child is perfectly capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy"
to recognize or understand the difference between two things, or to provide a quality that makes someone or something different or special: [ I always + adv/prep ] It’s important to distinguish between scientific fact and fiction. [ T ] Samuel F. B. Morse distinguished himself both as an inventor and as a painter.
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To distinguish is to discern, which means to perceive or recognize the way something differs from what’s around it. It takes discerning taste buds to distinguish between Coke and Pepsi. Distinguish also means to separate yourself out from the pack, usually in a good way.
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.
Definition of distinguish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Definitions of 'distinguish'. 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. [...]
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.
