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Distinguish

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Distinguish
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 or distinctive; to make one's self or itself discernible. [R.] [1913 Webster]

The little embryo . . . first distinguishes into a little knot. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]


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  • distinguish — verb /dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃ/ a) To see someone or something as different from others. T favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the firſt diſtinion,<! Hyphenated as “diſtinc tion” in the original source and from… …   Wiktionary

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