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distinguish
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DISTINGUISH
1
to understand or point out the difference in <even at such a young age, he could distinguish the calls of various birds>
Related Words contradistinguish; comprehend, grasp, know, understand; divide, part, sever; demarcate, mark (off), set off
2
to be an important feature of <muffin recipes distinguished by their ease and simplicity>
Synonyms distinguish, mark
3
to find out or establish the identity of <learned at an early age to distinguish the sound of a piano in an orchestra>
4
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes <could barely distinguish the garden gate through the mist>
Synonyms behold, catch, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, sight, spot, spy, view, witness
5
to arrange or assign according to type <please distinguish the specimens by acidity>
Synonyms assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
Related Words array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize; alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer; pigeonhole, shelve; identify, recognize; cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow; clump, cluster, colligate; recategorize, reclassify, regroup; subcategorize
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