distinguish

distinguish
1. v отличать, различать

to distinguish one thing from another — отличать одну вещь от другой

distinguish itself — отличаться

to distinguish good from bad — отличать хорошее от плохого

2. v разглядеть, различить; распознавать, узнавать

to distinguish a light in the distance — увидеть вдали огонёк

3. v отделять, разделять, обособлять

to distinguish sounds into high and low — делить звуки на высокие и низкие

4. v отличать, характеризовать; служить различительным признаком

man is distinguished from the animals by the gift of speech — человек отличается от животных даром речи

5. v выделять, делать заметным

to distinguish oneself — отличиться

Синонимический ряд:
1. classify (verb) categorise; categorize; classify; collate; divide; specify; stamp
2. exalt (verb) aggrandize; celebrate; dignify; elevate; ennoble; erect; exalt; glorify; honor; honour; magnify; make important; pedestal; signalise; stellify; sublime; uprear
3. identify (verb) determinate; diagnose; diagnosticate; finger; identify; pinpoint; place; recognize
4. know (verb) difference; differentiate; discrepate; discriminate; extricate; know; separate; sever; severalize; tell
5. name (verb) characterise; characterize; demarcate; individualise; individualize; individuate; label; mark; name; qualify; set apart; signalize; singularize; tag
6. see (verb) behold; descry; detect; discern; discover; espy; mind; note; notice; observe; perceive; remark; see; twig; view
7. spot (verb) discern; make out; pick out; spot
Антонимический ряд:
combine; confuse; defame; miss; overlook

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  • distinguish — dis·tin·guish vt: to identify or explain differences in or from distinguish ed the cases on factual grounds Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. distinguish …   Law dictionary

  • Distinguish — Dis*tin guish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distinguishing}.] [F. distinguer, L. distinguere, distinctum; di = dis + stinguere to quench, extinguish; prob. orig., to prick, and so akin to G. stechen, E. stick, and perh.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • distinguish — 1 Distinguish, differentiate, discriminate, demarcate are synonymous when they mean to point out or mark the differences between things that are or seem to be much alike or closely related. Distinguish presupposes sources of confusion; the things …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • distinguish — [di stiŋ′gwish] vt. [< L distinguere, to separate, discriminate < dis , apart + stinguere, to prick < IE base * steig , to prick, pierce (> STICK, Ger sticken, to embroider, Gr stigma) + ISH, sense 2] 1. to separate or mark off by… …   English World dictionary

  • distinguish — [v1] tell the difference analyze, ascertain, categorize, characterize, classify, collate, decide, demarcate, determinate, determine, diagnose, diagnosticate, differentiate, discriminate, divide, estimate, extricate, figure out, finger*, identify …   New thesaurus

  • distinguish — ► VERB 1) recognize, show, or treat as different. 2) manage to discern (something barely perceptible). 3) be an identifying characteristic of. 4) (distinguish oneself) make oneself worthy of respect. DERIVATIVES distinguishable adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • Distinguish — Dis*tin guish, v. i. 1. To make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to exercise discrimination; with between; as, a judge distinguishes between cases apparently similar, but differing in principle. [1913 Webster] 2. To become distinguished… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • distinguish — 1560s, from M.Fr. distinguiss , stem of distinguer, or directly from L. distinguere to separate between, separate by pricking, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + stinguere to prick (see EXTINGUISH (Cf. extinguish), and Cf. L. instinguere …   Etymology dictionary

  • distinguish */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ] / US verb Word forms distinguish : present tense I/you/we/they distinguish he/she/it distinguishes present participle distinguishing past tense distinguished past participle distinguished 1) [intransitive/transitive] to recognize …   English dictionary

  • distinguish — dis|tin|guish [ dı stıŋgwıʃ ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to recognize the differences between things: DIFFERENTIATE: He learned to distinguish a great variety of birds, animals, and plants. distinguish between: They concluded that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • distinguish — 01. Children under the age of 4 cannot always [distinguish] between the truth and a lie. 02. Witnesses to the crime said the suspect had no [distinguishing] features. 03. The Beatles [distinguished] themselves as perhaps the most important… …   Grammatical examples in English


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