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Distinguished

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Definitions for Distinguished

adjective
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
Examples
  1. our distinguished professor
adjective
used of a person's appearance or behavior
Synonyms
Examples
  1. befitting an eminent person
  2. his distinguished bearing
  3. the monarch's imposing presence
  4. she reigned in magisterial beauty
verb
mark as different
Synonyms
distinguish 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 distinguish 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
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  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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