Distinguish Definition & Meaning
distinguish
- verb
- mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
- 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"
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
- make conspicuous or noteworthy
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
"Distinguish" in song lyrics
See how distinguish is used in real songs:
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"Plain and simple, in common English, what I distinguish"
O.C. f/ Yvette Michelle — Far From Yours -
"Between the margin with my jargon so they still can't distinguish"
Playdough — Palm Sunday -
"I get tripped up trying to distinguish"
Ugly Duckling — I Want to Believe
Words that rhyme with distinguish
Usage tips for "distinguish"
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- What does distinguish mean?
- mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" 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" be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" make conspicuous or noteworthy identify as in botany or biology, for example
- What part of speech is distinguish?
- Distinguish is a verb.
- How many definitions does distinguish have?
- Distinguish has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).