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distinguish
dis·tin·guish D0293900 (dĭ-stĭng′gwĭsh)v. dis·tin·guished, dis·tin·guish·ing, dis·tin·guish·es v.tr.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. To be an identifying characteristic of; make noticeable or different: These spices distinguish this style of Asian cooking.3. To cause (oneself) to be respected or eminent: They have distinguished themselves as dedicated social workers.v.intr. To perceive or indicate differences; discriminate: Can the child distinguish between right and wrong?
[Alteration of obsolete distingue, from Middle English distinguen, from Old French distinguer, from Latin distinguere, to separate; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]
dis·tin′guish·a·ble adj.dis·tin′guish·a·bly adv.distinguish (dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ) vb (mainly tr) 1. (when: intr, 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; characterize3. to make out; perceive4. to mark for a special honour or title5. to make (oneself) noteworthy: he distinguished himself by his cowardice. 6. to classify; categorize: we distinguished three species. [C16: from Latin distinguere to separate, discriminate] disˈtinguishable adj disˈtinguishably adv disˈtinguisher n disˈtinguishing adj disˈtinguishingly advdis•tin•guish (dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ)
v.t. 1. to mark off as different (often fol. by from or by): His height distinguishes him from the other boys. 2. to recognize as distinct or different; recognize the individual features or characteristics of. 3. to perceive clearly by sight or other sense; discern; recognize. 4. to set apart as different; characterize: Her Italian accent distinguishes her. 5. to make prominent or eminent: to distinguish oneself in the arts. 6. to divide into classes; classify. 7. Archaic. to single out for special attention or honor. v.i. 8. to indicate or show a difference (usu. fol. by between). 9. to recognize or note differences; discriminate. [1555–65; « Latin distinguere; see distinct] dis•tin′guish•a•ble, adj. dis•tin`guish•a•bil′i•ty, n. dis•tin′guish•a•bly, adv. syn: distinguish, differentiate, discriminate mean to note the difference between two or more similar things. To distinguish is to recognize differences based on characteristic features or qualities: to distinguish a light cruiser from a heavy cruiser. To differentiate is to find and point out the exact differences in detail: The symptoms of both diseases are so similar that it is hard to differentiate one from the other. To discriminate is to note fine or subtle distinctions and to judge their significance: to discriminate prejudiced from unprejudiced testimony. distinguish
Past participle: distinguished
Gerund: distinguishing
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| distinguish | | distinguish |
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| I distinguish | | you distinguish | | he/she/it distinguishes | | we distinguish | | you distinguish | | they distinguish |
| Preterite |
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| I distinguished | | you distinguished | | he/she/it distinguished | | we distinguished | | you distinguished | | they distinguished |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am distinguishing | | you are distinguishing | | he/she/it is distinguishing | | we are distinguishing | | you are distinguishing | | they are distinguishing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have distinguished | | you have distinguished | | he/she/it has distinguished | | we have distinguished | | you have distinguished | | they have distinguished |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was distinguishing | | you were distinguishing | | he/she/it was distinguishing | | we were distinguishing | | you were distinguishing | | they were distinguishing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had distinguished | | you had distinguished | | he/she/it had distinguished | | we had distinguished | | you had distinguished | | they had distinguished |
| Future |
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| I will distinguish | | you will distinguish | | he/she/it will distinguish | | we will distinguish | | you will distinguish | | they will distinguish |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have distinguished | | you will have distinguished | | he/she/it will have distinguished | | we will have distinguished | | you will have distinguished | | they will have distinguished |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be distinguishing | | you will be distinguishing | | he/she/it will be distinguishing | | we will be distinguishing | | you will be distinguishing | | they will be distinguishing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been distinguishing | | you have been distinguishing | | he/she/it has been distinguishing | | we have been distinguishing | | you have been distinguishing | | they have been distinguishing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been distinguishing | | you will have been distinguishing | | he/she/it will have been distinguishing | | we will have been distinguishing | | you will have been distinguishing | | they will have been distinguishing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been distinguishing | | you had been distinguishing | | he/she/it had been distinguishing | | we had been distinguishing | | you had been distinguishing | | they had been distinguishing |
| Conditional |
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| I would distinguish | | you would distinguish | | he/she/it would distinguish | | we would distinguish | | you would distinguish | | they would distinguish |
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| I would have distinguished | | you would have distinguished | | he/she/it would have distinguished | | we would have distinguished | | you would have distinguished | | they would have distinguished |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | distinguish - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"differentiate, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tellknow - be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; "The child knows right from wrong"identify, place - recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"discriminate, know apart - recognize or perceive the differencelabel - distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactionslabel - distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atomsex - tell the sex (of young chickens)individualise, individualize - make or mark or treat as individual; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone"contrast - put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"severalise, severalize - distinguish or separatecontradistinguish - distinguish by contrasting qualitiesdecouple, dissociate - regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology"demarcate - separate clearly, as if by boundariesdiscriminate, single out, separate - treat differently on the basis of sex or racestratify - divide society into social classes or castes; "Income distribution often stratifies a society" | | 2. | distinguish - 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"discern, make out, tell apart, spot, pick out, recognise, recognizeresolve - make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?"discriminate - distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish" | | 3. | distinguish - be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"differentiate, markmark - designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"characterize, characterise, qualify - describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"characterise, characterize - be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" | | 4. | distinguish - make conspicuous or noteworthysignalise, signalizemark - designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"singularise, singularize - distinguish as singular | | 5. | distinguish - identify as in botany or biology, for examplekey, key out, describe, identify, name, discover |
distinguishverb1. differentiate, determine, separate, discriminate, decide, judge, discern, ascertain, tell the difference, make a distinction, tell apart, tell between Could he distinguish right from wrong?2. characterize, mark, separate, single out, individualize, set apart, make different, make distinctive one of the things that distinguishes artists from other people3. make out, identify, recognize, perceive, know, see, tell, spot, glimpse, pick out, discern He could distinguish voices.distinguish yourself be successful, become famous, excel yourself, become immortalized, glorify yourself, ennoble yourself They distinguished themselves at the Battle of Assaye.distinguishverb1. To recognize as being different:differentiate, discern, discriminate, know, separate, tell.2. To perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty:descry, discern, make out, pick out, spot.3. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind:descry, detect, discern, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, remark, see.4. To make noticeable or different:characterize, differentiate, discriminate, individualize, mark, set apart, signalize, singularize.5. To cause to be eminent or recognized:elevate, ennoble, exalt, honor, signalize.Translationsdistinguish (diˈstiŋgwiʃ) verb1. (often with from) to mark as different. What distinguishes this café from all the others? 區別 区别2. to identify or make out. He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away. 認出 认出3. (sometimes with between) to recognize a difference. I can't distinguish (between) the two types – they both look the same to me. 分辨出 识别，辨别出 4. to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements. He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject. 使出眾 使出众diˈstinguishable adjective 可辨別的 可区别的diˈstinguished adjective famous or outstanding. a distinguished scientist. 知名的，卓越的 著名的，卓越的 distinguish
DistinguishTo set apart as being separate or different; to point out an essential disparity. To distinguish one case from another case means to show the dissimilarities between the two. It means to prove a case that is cited as applicable to the case currently in dispute is really inapplicable because the two cases are different. distinguishv. to argue that the rule in one appeals court decision does not apply to a particular case although there is an apparent similarity (i.e. it is "distinguished"). distinguish to show that a precedent is not in point. When a lawyer has distinguished a precedent, he has shown the court that it does not actually cover the facts of the case before the court.distinguish
Synonyms for distinguishverb differentiateSynonyms- differentiate
- determine
- separate
- discriminate
- decide
- judge
- discern
- ascertain
- tell the difference
- make a distinction
- tell apart
- tell between
verb characterizeSynonyms- characterize
- mark
- separate
- single out
- individualize
- set apart
- make different
- make distinctive
verb make outSynonyms- make out
- identify
- recognize
- perceive
- know
- see
- tell
- spot
- glimpse
- pick out
- discern
phrase distinguish yourselfSynonyms- be successful
- become famous
- excel yourself
- become immortalized
- glorify yourself
- ennoble yourself
Synonyms for distinguishverb to recognize as being differentSynonyms- differentiate
- discern
- discriminate
- know
- separate
- tell
verb to perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficultySynonyms- descry
- discern
- make out
- pick out
- spot
verb to perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mindSynonyms- descry
- detect
- discern
- mark
- mind
- note
- notice
- observe
- remark
- see
verb to make noticeable or differentSynonyms- characterize
- differentiate
- discriminate
- individualize
- mark
- set apart
- signalize
- singularize
verb to cause to be eminent or recognizedSynonyms- elevate
- ennoble
- exalt
- honor
- signalize
Synonyms for distinguishverb mark as differentSynonyms- differentiate
- secern
- secernate
- severalise
- severalize
- tell apart
- separate
- tell
Related Words- know
- identify
- place
- discriminate
- know apart
- label
- sex
- individualise
- individualize
- contrast
- severalise
- severalize
- contradistinguish
- decouple
- dissociate
- demarcate
- single out
- separate
- stratify
verb detect with the sensesSynonyms- discern
- make out
- tell apart
- spot
- pick out
- recognise
- recognize
Related Wordsverb be a distinctive feature, attribute, or traitSynonymsRelated Words- mark
- characterize
- characterise
- qualify
verb make conspicuous or noteworthySynonymsRelated Words- mark
- singularise
- singularize
verb identify as in botany or biology, for exampleSynonyms- key
- key out
- describe
- identify
- name
- discover
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