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distinguish

/ distinguish /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
mark as different
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"
Type of:
identify place
Kinds of:
know discriminate know apart label sex
Derived:
deviation divergence departure difference differentiation
Entails:
compare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb Sense 2
be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
"His modesty distinguishes him form his peers"
Type of:
qualify characterize characterise
Kinds of:
characterize characterise
Derived:
deviation divergence departure difference differentiation
Verb group:
mark
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
make conspicuous or noteworthy
Type of:
mark
Kinds of:
singularize singularise
Derived:
signalization signalisation signal signaling sign
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
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"
Kinds of:
resolve discriminate
Derived:
discernment perceptiveness
Entails:
perceive comprehend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
identify as in botany or biology, for example
Derived:
name naming designation identification identity
Entails:
classify class sort
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
1
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identify place know discriminate know apart label sex qualify characterize characterise mark singularize