to distinguish
62
3.4
- verb
- /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
:
distinguirse
- The artist's style distinguishes her work from that of her contemporaries.
- a distinguishing feature
- a distinguishing characteristic
- distinguish oneself from others
Thus the reflection of possessions and being for itself into the universal is distinguished from the self as such.
- Thus the reflection of possessions and being for itself into the universal is distinguished from the self as such.
- So can we talk a little bit about your approach to training and what has distinguished you guys from what everyone else is doing?
- And yet we also have somebody who has distinguished himself in much more than fundamental science.
- I mean, it seems like a human ingenuity is such they will, humans will find some way of distinguishing themselves.
- And and so that is one of the distinguishing factors of Bitcoin is that it is infinitely divisible.
- What really distinguishes living things from any machines that we've yet made is that they're not automata, but they have real agency.
- So what happens is that the elite think, well we need to keep ourselves distinct and they will look to culinary practices that continue to distinguish them.
- And this is because, you know, these vaccines are really based around this spike protein, which is this distinguishing feature of the nasty virus.
Examples
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And you really don't become profitable until you can distinguish yourself in your profession from everybody else in your profession.
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Being an adult is described as being in control, which is what distinguishes adults from children.
Academic text (2011) -
Now they distinguish themselves by their middle initial.
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I could put you into print, distinguish you.
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So can we talk a little bit about your approach to training and what has distinguished you guys from what everyone else is doing?
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And yet we also have somebody who has distinguished himself in much more than fundamental science.
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But I think it's really the most important word in terms of what distinguishes you through every single process of your career.
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So again, this is what distinguishes consumers from professionals.
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Because education distinguishes the civilized man from the savage.
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Well, I'd like to point out that this soldier has distinguished himself... in some ofthe bloodiest battles of the war.
Synonyms
340
3.3
To emphasize something so it stands out as important
244
3.2
To be easy to notice because you are different or better
96
3.9
Be a clear feature people notice
71
4.4
To show or notice how things are different
41
3.0
To notice a difference between two similar things
31
4.2
To notice small differences between things
3
3.1
Make people notice you in a group
3
6.3
To change something to fit one person's needs
3
8.3
To give someone or something their own identity
2
3.9
To keep something separate for a special use or to show it as different
Make something seem important or worthy of attention
How Notable
27
6.0
340
3.3
62
3.4
103
4.4
2
3.9
203
1.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Distinguish comes from the parts dis- 'apart' and stinguere 'to prick or mark', giving the idea of setting someone or something apart with a sign. So to distinguish a person or thing by a special quality is to make them stand out clearly from the rest.