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distinguish (English)

Etymology

From - distingwen, from - distinguer, from - distinguere||to separate, divide, distinguish, set off, adorn, literally mark off, from - dis-||apart + *

|stinguere

; see sting, stigma, style. Compare extinguish.

Pronunciation

- /dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃ/,

/dIs"tINgwIS/

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Rhymes: ɪŋɡwɪʃ

Verb

distinguishes|distinguishing|distinguished|distinguished

To see someone or something as different from others.

* {{quote-book|author=De Lacy O'Leary|title=S:Arabic_Thought_and_Its_Place_in_History|Arabic_Thought_and_Its_Place_in_History|year=1922

|passage=It had begun to take a leading place even in the days of the Ptolemies, and in scientific, as distinguished from purely literary work, it had assumed a position of primary importance early in the Christian era.}}

To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.

To make one's self noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments.

* 1784: William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., PREFACE

*: THE favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the ﬁrﬅ diﬅinion, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ſeveral new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfeion; and diﬅinguiſh it from others ; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public.

Usage notes

In sense “see a difference”, more casual than - lang=en or the formal - lang=en; more casual is “tell the difference”.

Synonyms

see a difference

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