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dis·tin·guish
 distinguish
- pronunciation:
- dih
stIng
gwihsh
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verb |
| inflections: |
distinguished, distinguishes, distinguishing |
| definition: |
to tell apart by seeing differences.
It was hard to distinguish the twin brothers.- synonyms:
- tell
- similar words:
- contrast, discriminate, mark
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| related words: |
recognize, spot |
| derivations: |
distinguishable (adj.), distinguishably (adv.), distinguishingly (adv.) |
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