English > distinguish: 5 senses > verb 1, cognition| Meaning | mark as different. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody |
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| Example | "We distinguish several kinds of maple" |
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| Synonyms | separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart |
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| Entails | compare | Examine and note the similarities or differences of |
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| Narrower | contradistinguish | distinguish by contrasting qualities |
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| contrast | put in opposition to show / show or emphasize differences |
| decouple, dissociate | regard as unconnected |
| demarcate | separate clearly, as if by boundaries |
| discriminate, know apart | recognize or perceive the difference |
| discriminate, separate, single out | treat differently on the basis of sex / sex or race |
| have the distinction | Be distinguished from others of a similar type by virtue of a notable characteristic |
| individualize, individualise | make or mark or treat as individual |
| know | Be able to distinguish, recognize as being different |
| label | distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions |
| label | distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom |
| severalize, severalise | distinguish or separate |
| sex | tell the sex (of young chickens) |
| stratify | divide society into social classes or castes |
| Broader | identify, place | recognize as being |
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| Spanish | deslindar, diferenciar, discernir, distinguir |
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| Catalan | diferenciar, discernir, discriminar, distingir |
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| Nouns | distinction | a discrimination between things as different and distinct / distinct |
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