Distinguish
21distinguish — /dəsˈtɪŋgwɪʃ / (say duhs tinggwish) verb (t) 1. (sometimes followed by from) to mark off as different. 2. to recognise as distinct or different; discriminate. 3. to perceive clearly by sight or other sense; discern; recognise. 4. to serve to… …
22distinguish — verb Etymology: alteration of Middle English distinguen, from Anglo French distinguer, from Latin distinguere, literally, to separate by pricking, from dis + stinguere (akin to Latin instigare to urge on) more at stick Date: 15th century… …
23Distinguish — In law, to distinguish a case means to compare the facts of the case before the court from the facts of a case of precedent where there is an apparent similarity. By successfully distinguishing a case, the holding or legal reasoning of the… …
24distinguish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. differentiate, characterize; separate, discriminate; discern, pick out; honor. See difference, taste, vision. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make distinctions] Syn. discriminate, discriminate between,… …
25distinguish — [dɪ stɪŋgwɪʃ] verb 1》 recognize, show, or treat as different. ↘(distinguish between) perceive or point out a difference between. ↘[often as adjective distinguishing] be an identifying characteristic of. 2》 manage to discern (something… …
26distinguish — verb 1) he can distinguish reality from fantasy Syn: differentiate, tell apart, discriminate between, tell the difference between 2) he could distinguish shapes in the dark Syn: discern, see, perceive, make out, detect …
27distinguish — v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from) a see or point out the difference of; draw distinctions (cannot distinguish one from the other). b constitute such a difference (the mole distinguishes him from his twin). c draw distinctions between; differentiate …
28distinguish — See differentiate. See differentiate, distinguish …
29distinguish — Ho oka awale, wae, hō oko a, ho omaopopo i ka like ole. ♦ To distinguish oneself, ho okaulana, ho ohanohano. Fig.: ao loa …
30distinguish of — phrasal obsolete : distinguish …
