distinguish

dis·tin·guish  (d-stnggwsh)

v. dis·tin·guished, dis·tin·guish·ing, dis·tin·guish·es

v.tr.

1. To perceive as being different or distinct.

2. To perceive distinctly; discern: distinguished the masts of ships on the horizon.

3. To make noticeable or different; set apart.

4. To cause (oneself) to be eminent or recognized: They have distinguished themselves as dedicated social workers.

v.intr.

To perceive or indicate differences; discriminate: distinguish between right and wrong.

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[Alteration of obsolete distingue, from Middle English distinguen, from Old French distinguer, from Latin distinguere, to separate; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·tinguish·a·ble adj.

dis·tinguish·a·bly adv.

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distinguish [dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ]

vb (mainly tr)

1. (when intr, foll by between or among) to make, show, or recognize a difference or differences (between or among); differentiate (between)

2. to be a distinctive feature of; characterize

3. to make out; perceive

4. to mark for a special honour or title

5. to make (oneself) noteworthy he distinguished himself by his cowardice

6. to classify; categorize we distinguished three species

[from Latin distinguere to separate, discriminate]

distinguishable  adj

distinguishably  adv

distinguisher  n

distinguishing  adj

distinguishingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	distinguish - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" differentiate, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell know - be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; "The child knows right from wrong" identify, place - recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" discriminate, know apart - recognize or perceive the difference label - distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions label - distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom sex - tell the sex (of young chickens) individualise, individualize - make or mark or treat as individual; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone" contrast - put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student" severalise, severalize - distinguish or separate contradistinguish - distinguish by contrasting qualities decouple, dissociate - regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology" demarcate - separate clearly, as if by boundaries discriminate, single out, separate - treat differently on the basis of sex or race stratify - divide society into social classes or castes; "Income distribution often stratifies a society"
	2.	distinguish - detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" discern, make out, tell apart, spot, pick out, recognise, recognize resolve - make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?" discriminate - distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"
	3.	distinguish - be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" differentiate, mark mark - designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border" characterize, characterise, qualify - describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" characterise, characterize - be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"
	4.	distinguish - make conspicuous or noteworthy signalise, signalize mark - designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border" singularise, singularize - distinguish as singular
	5.	distinguish - identify as in botany or biology, for example key, key out, describe, identify, name, discover

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distinguish

verb

1. differentiate, determine, separate, discriminate, decide, judge, discern, ascertain, tell the difference, make a distinction, tell apart, tell between Could he distinguish right from wrong?

2. characterize, mark, separate, single out, individualize, set apart, make different, make distinctive one of the things that distinguishes artists from other people

3. make out, identify, recognize, perceive, know, see, tell, spot, glimpse, pick out, discern He could distinguish voices.

distinguish yourself be successful, become famous, excel yourself, become immortalized, glorify yourself, ennoble yourself They distinguished themselves at the Battle of Assaye.

Translations

distinguish [dɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃ]

A. VT

1. (= differentiate) → distinguir
they are so alike, it's hard to distinguish them → son tan parecidos que es difícil distinguirlos
he is unable to distinguish brown from green or brown and green → no es capaz de distinguir el marrón del verde or el marrón y el verde

2. (= make different) → distinguir (from de) it is his professionalism that distinguishes him from his rivals → su profesionalismo es lo que le distingue de sus rivales
to distinguish o.s → destacarse (as como) he distinguished himself during his career in the army → se destacó durante su carrera en el ejército
you've really distinguished yourself! (iro) → ¡te has lucido!(iro)

3. (= characterize) → caracterizar
her work is distinguished by its excellent presentation → su trabajo se caracteriza por una excelente presentación

4. (= discern) [+ landmark] → distinguir, vislumbrar; [+ voice] → distinguir; [+ change] → distinguir, reconocer

B. VI → distinguir (between entre) I can't distinguish between the two of them → no puedo distinguir entre los dos

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distinguish [dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ]

vt

(= make out) → distinguer

(= differentiate) to distinguish one thing from another → distinguer une chose d'une autre
to distinguish between one thing and another → faire la différence entre une chose et une autre

vi

to distinguish between [+ concepts] → distinguer entre, faire une distinction entre

to distinguish o.s. → se distinguer

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distinguish

vt

(= make different) → unterscheiden; only the length of their hair distinguishes the twins → die Zwillinge unterscheiden sich nur durch ihre Haarlänge

(= tell apart) → unterscheiden, auseinanderhalten; he can’t distinguish green from or and red → er kann Rot nicht von Grün unterscheiden, er kann Rot und Grün nicht auseinanderhalten

(= make out) landmark, shape → erkennen, ausmachen; (amongst others) voice → heraushören

vi to distinguish between → unterscheiden zwischen (+dat), → einen Unterschied machen zwischen (+dat)

vr → sich auszeichnen, sich hervortun

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distinguish [dɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃ]

1. vt → distinguere, discernere
he could just distinguish the form of a man → riusciva a malapena a distinguere la sagoma di un uomo
he can't distinguish red from green → non distingue il rosso dal verde
to distinguish o.s. (as) → distinguersi (come)

2. vi to distinguish (between) → distinguere (tra)

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distinguish [dɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃ]

1. vt → distinguere, discernere
he could just distinguish the form of a man → riusciva a malapena a distinguere la sagoma di un uomo
he can't distinguish red from green → non distingue il rosso dal verde
to distinguish o.s. (as) → distinguersi (come)

2. vi to distinguish (between) → distinguere (tra)

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distinguish

v distinguish [diˈstiŋgwiʃ]

1 (often withfrom) to mark as different What distinguishes this café from all the others? onderskei, يُمَيِّز различавам odlišovat adskille unterscheiden ξεχωρίζω distinguir (de), diferenciar (de) eristama مشخص کردن erottaa distinguer (de) לְהָבדִיל भेद निकालना, पहचानना, अलगकरना razlikovati megkülönböztet membedakan greina á milli distinguere 区別する 구별하다 išskirti atšķirt membezakan onderscheiden skjelne, holde atskilt wyróżniać distinguir a distinge (de) отличать odlišovať razlikovati razlikovati skilja, känneteckna แตกต่างจาก ayırt etmek 區別 відрізняти فرق ، امتیاز کرنا phân biệt 区别

2 to identify or make out He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away. uitmaak يُمَيِّز، يَعْرِف отличавам rozeznat skelne wahrnehmen διακρίνω distinguir, vislumbrar eristama تشخیص دادن؛ دریافتن tunnistaa distinguer לְהָבחִין अपने को प्रमुख बनाना raspoznati kivesz mengenali greina, sjá distinguere はっきり認める 알아보다 įžiūrėti pamanīt; saskatīt; sadzirdēt nampak onderscheiden identifisere, skjelne rozpoznać, dostrzegać enxergar a dis­tinge различать rozoznať razločiti razaznati urskilja จำแนก görmek, seçmek 辨別 побачити, помітити شناخت کرنا là dấu hiệu đặc trưng 辨别

3 (sometimes withbetween) to recognize a difference I can't distinguish (between) the two types – they both look the same to me. die verskil sien, onderskeid maak يُمَيِّز، يُفَرِّق правя разлика rozlišit kende forskel på; skelne unterscheiden ξεχωρίζω, καταλαβαίνω τη διαφορά distinguir (entre) vahet tegema فرق گذاشتن؛ از هم تشخیص دادن havaita ero distinguer (entre) לְהָבדִיל फर्क करना prepoznati razliku különbséget tesz membedakan greina á milli distinguere 見分ける 식별하다 atskirti izšķirt membuat perbezaan van elkaar onderscheiden se forskjell (på), holde fra hverandre rozróżnić distinguir a face deosebirea (între) различать rozlíšiť razlikovati uvideti razliku skilja [], särskilja แยกแยะระหว่าง ayırt etmek, farkı görmek 識別 розрізняти فرق بتانا nhận ra 识别

4 to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject. onderskei, naam maak يَتَمَيَّز، يُمَيِّز نَفْسَه отличавам vyniknout, vyznačovat se udmærke sig auszeichnen διακρίνομαι destacarse silma paistma ممتاز کردن؛ برجسته کردن erottua se distinguer לְהִצטָיֵין उत्कृष्टता प्राप्त करना istaknuti se kitűnik vmivel menonjol skara fram úr distinguersi 目立たせる 눈에 띄게 하다 pasižymėti izcelt; izcelties nampak zich onderscheiden utmerke seg wyróżniać się distinguir-se a se distinge отличиться vyznačovať sa odlikovati (se) istaći se utmärka ทำให้เด่น sivrilmek, temayüz etmek 使顯出特色 відзначати(ся) برتری دلانا nổi bật 使显出特色

adj diˈstinguishable

herkenbaar, onderskeibaar مُمْكِن تَمييزُهُ отличим rozeznatelný som skiller sig ud fra unterscheidbar ευδιάκριτος distinguible eristuv قابل تشخیص tunnistettava distinguable נִיכָּר विख्यात razlikovno megkülönböztethető; felismerhető mencolok greinanlegur; aðgreinanlegur distinguibile 区別できる 구별 되는 įžiūrimas, atskiriamas skaidri atšķirams/pamanāms boleh dibezakan te onderscheiden som kan skjelnes dostrzegalny, do odróżnienia distinguível remarcabil отличимый; различимый rozoznateľný razločljiv prepoznatljiv skiljbar, märkbar, urskiljbar ซึ่งมองเห็นความแตกต่างได้ ayırt edilebilir 區別得出的 помітний قابل امتیاز có thể phân biệt 区别得出的

adj diˈstinguished

famous or outstanding a distinguished scientist. vernaam, vooraanstaande, gesiene, vermaarde بارِز، شَهير изтъкнат slavný, významný fremtrædende; berømt berühmt διαπρεπής, διακεκριμένος distinguido väljapaistev مشهور؛ برجسته tunnustettu distingué מְפוּרסָם, מִצטָיֵין प्रसिद्ध, नामी, प्रतिष्ठित, विख्यात, उत्कृष्ट slavan, istaknuti kiváló terkemuka nafntogaður insigne, famoso 著名な 유명한 pasižymėjęs, garsus izcils; ievērojams unggul beroemd, eminent framtredende, overlegen wybitny distinto distins выдающийся vynikajúci ugleden ugledan framstående, berömd มีชื่อเสียง; โดดเด่น saygın, seçkin 卓越的 заслужений, видатний مرتبے کا ، ممتاز phẩm chất đặc sắc 卓越的

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distinguish → يُمَيز rozlišit skelne unterscheiden ξεχωρίζω distinguir erottaa toisistaan distinguer razlikovati distinguere 区別する 구별하다 onderscheiden skjelne odróżnić distinguir отличать särskilja จำแนกความแตกต่าง ayırt etmek phân biệt 辨别