Definition of distinguish

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Distinguish (v. i.) To make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to exercise discrimination; -- with between; as, a judge distinguishes between cases apparently similar, but differing in principle..

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Black :: Black (n.) The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.
Principal :: Principal (n.) A chief obligor, promisor, or debtor, -- as distinguished from a surety..
Party :: Party (v.) A number of persons united in opinion or action, as distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people is divided on questions of public policy..
Pachydermata :: Pachydermata (n. pl.) A group of hoofed mammals distinguished for the thickness of their skins, including the elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, tapir, horse, and hog. It is now considered an artificial group..
Homologoumena :: Homologoumena (n. pl.) Those books of the New Testament which were acknowledged as canonical by the early church; -- distinguished from antilegomena.
Conformist :: Conformist (n.) One who conforms or complies; esp., one who conforms to the Church of England, or to the Established Church, as distinguished from a dissenter or nonconformist..
Macaroni :: Macaroni (n.) The designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the Revolutionary War, distinguished by a rich uniform..
Legal :: Legal (a.) According to the law of works, as distinguished from free grace; or resting on works for salvation..
Refraction :: Refraction (n.) The change in the direction of a ray of light, and, consequently, in the apparent position of a heavenly body from which it emanates, arising from its passage through the earth's atmosphere; -- hence distinguished as atmospheric refraction, or astronomical refraction..
Volunteer :: Volunteer (a.) One who enters into service voluntarily, but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers; -- opposed to conscript; specifically, a voluntary member of the organized militia of a country as distinguished from the standing army..
Coamings :: Coamings (n. pl.) Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; esp. the fore-and-aft pieces of a hatchway frame as distinguished from the transverse head ledges..
Case :: Case (n.) The matters of fact or conditions involved in a suit, as distinguished from the questions of law; a suit or action at law; a cause..
Body :: Body (n.) That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs..
Aularian :: Aularian (n.) At Oxford, England, a member of a hall, distinguished from a collegian..
Contradistinctive :: Contradistinctive (a.) having the quality of contradistinction; distinguishing by contrast.
Culminate :: Culminate (a.) Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals..
Neocarida :: Neocarida (n. pl.) The modern, or true, Crustacea, as distinguished from the Merostomata..
Longitude :: Longitude (n.) Length; measure or distance along the longest line; -- distinguished from breadth or thickness; as, the longitude of a room; rare now, except in a humorous sense..
Auscultation :: Auscultation (n.) An examination by listening either directly with the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease..
Discriminative :: Discriminative (a.) Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.
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