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distinguish, v.
(distinguished, distinguishes, distinguishing)
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mark as different
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differentiate distinguish secern secernate separate severalise severalize tell tell apart

sample sentences

"We distinguish several kinds of maple"

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lexical pointers

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lexical pointers

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difference differentiation difference differentiator

semantic pointers

hyponym

know discriminate, know apart label label sex individualize, individualise contrast have the distinction severalize, severalise contradistinguish decouple, dissociate demarcate discriminate, single out, separate stratify

hypernym

identify, place

entailment

detect with the senses
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discern distinguish make out pick out recognise recognize spot tell apart

sample sentences

"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"
"I can't make out the faces in this photograph"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

discernible discernible discernible discernment

semantic pointers

entailment

perceive, comprehend

hyponym

resolve discriminate

be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
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differentiate distinguish mark

sample sentences

"His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"

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lexical pointers

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lexical pointers

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difference differentiation difference

semantic pointers

verb group

hypernym

characterize, qualify, characterise

hyponym

characterize, characterise

identify as in botany or biology, for example
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describe discover distinguish identify key key out name

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lexical pointers

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identifiable identification identity

lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

entailment

classify, sort out, separate, class, sort, assort

make conspicuous or noteworthy
<verb.communication>

distinguish signalise signalize

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lexical pointers

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signal signalization

lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

singularize, singularise