distinguish
/dɪstˈɪŋgwɪʃ/
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Definitions
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mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
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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"
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be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
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make conspicuous or noteworthy
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identify as in botany or biology, for example