Distinguish

Verb

 * 1) To see someone or something as different from others.
 * 2) To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.
 * 3) To make one's self noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments.
 * 4) * 1784: William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., P REFACE
 * T HE 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.
 * T HE 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.

Synonyms

 * differentiate
 * discriminate

Derived terms

 * distinguished
 * distinguishable
 * distinguishness

Related terms

 * distinct
 * distinction

Adverbs for Distinguish
curiously; logically; justly; pedantically; crudely; theoretically; philosophically; fundamentally; arbitrarily;  obviously; uniquely; sagely; singularly; subtly; invidiously; unenviably; groundlessly; fancifully; frivolously; sensibly; morally; artistically; broadly; scientifically.

Thesaurus
adorn, aggrandize, analyze, anatomize, atomize, be characteristic, behold, bestow honor upon, call attention to, catch sight of, categorize, change, characterize, chop logic, clap eyes on, classify, confer distinction on, contradistinguish, decide, define, demarcate, demark, denote, describe, descry, designate, desynonymize, detach, detect, determinate, determine, diagnose, difference, differentiate, dignify, discern, discover, discriminate, disengage, disequalize, disjoin, diversify, divide, draw the line, earmark, ennoble, erect, espy, extricate, feel, finger, glimpse, glorify, grace, grade, group, have, have in sight, hear, honor, identify, indicate, individualize, individuate, judge, ken, keynote, know, know again, lay eyes on, look on, look upon, magnify, make a distinction, make out, mark, mark off, mark out, mark the interface, modify, nail, note, notice, observe, part, particularize, peg, perceive, personalize, pick out, pick up, pinpoint, place, qualify, realize, recall knowledge of, recognize, refine a distinction, reidentify, remark, screen, screen out, see, segregate, select, sense, separate, set a limit, set apart, set off, set the pace, set the tone, sever, severalize, sieve, sieve out, sift, sift out, sight, signalize, single out, smell, sort, sort out, sound the keynote, specialize, split hairs, spot, spy, subdivide, sublime, subtilize, take in, taste, tell, tell apart, twig, uprear, vary, view, winnow, witness

Alternative forms

 * diﬅinguiſh

Etymology
< distingwen: <  distinguer: <  distinguere: < di-: for dis-: + *undefined:; see sting, stigma, style. Compare extinguish.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: различавам
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 区别，辨别
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:
 * German:


 * Hebrew: הבחין
 * Japanese: 区別する (くべつする, kubetsusuru)
 * Russian: различать
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: ayırt etmek, ayırmak,


 * Bulgarian: отличавам
 * German:


 * Japanese: 感知する (かんちする, kanchisuru)


 * German: sich auszeichnen
 * Japanese: (めだつ, medatsu)


 * Scottish Gaelic: comharraich