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Distinguish

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Definitions for Distinguish

verb
mark as different
Synonyms
separate differentiate secern secernate severalize severalise tell tell apart
Examples
  1. We distinguish several kinds of maple
verb
detect with the senses
Synonyms
spot recognize recognise discern pick out make out tell apart
Examples
  1. The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
  2. I can't make out the faces in this photograph
verb
be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait
Synonyms
Examples
  1. sometimes in a very positive sense
  2. His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
verb
make conspicuous or noteworthy
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verb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
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