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distinguish [v]

1)	mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

Synonyms :

differentiate secern secernate separate severalise severalize tell tell_apart

See Also:

compare identify departure difference differentiation differentiator know discriminate label label sex individualise contrast severalise contradistinguish decouple demarcate discriminate stratify

2)	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"

Synonyms :

discern make_out pick_out recognise recognize tell_apart

See Also:

comprehend discernment resolve discriminate

3)	be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him form his peers"

Synonyms :

differentiate mark

See Also:

mark characterise departure difference differentiation mark characterise

4)	make conspicuous or noteworthy

Synonyms :

signalise signalize

See Also:

mark signalisation sign singularise

5)	identify as in botany or biology, for example

Synonyms :

describe discover identify key key_out name

See Also:

assort name naming designation identity

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