Question

distinguish

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1 [intransitive, transitive] to

recognize
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and

understand
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the

difference
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between two or more things or people SYN differentiate

distinguish between
His attorney argued that Cope could not distinguish between right and wrong.

distinguish somebody/something from
a method of distinguishing cancer cells from normal tissue

2 [transitive not in progressive] to be the thing that makes someone or something different or special

distinguish somebody/something from
The factor that distinguishes this company from the competition is customer service.

distinguishing feature/mark/characteristic
The main distinguishing feature of this species is the leaf shape.

3 [transitive not in progressive] written to be able to see the

shape
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of something or hear a particular sound

The light was too dim for me to distinguish anything clearly.

Distinguish Transitive Distinguishing Somebody/Something Progressive To Intransitive To

distinguish