Definition of distinguish

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Distinguish (v. i.) To become distinguished or distinctive; to make one's self or itself discernible.

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Indistinction :: Indistinction (n.) Want of distinction or distinguishableness; confusion; uncertainty; indiscrimination.
Theory :: Theory (n.) The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory and practice of medicine..
Luminary :: Luminary (n.) One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind; as, Newton was a distinguished luminary..
Worthy :: Worthy (n.) A man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous desert; -- much used in the plural; as, the worthies of the church; political worthies; military worthies..
Firstborn :: Firstborn (a.) First brought forth; first in the order of nativity; eldest; hence, most excellent; most distinguished or exalted..
Laity :: Laity (a.) The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders..
Thrombosis :: Thrombosis (n.) The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance..
Sensibility :: Sensibility (n.) The capacity of emotion or feeling, as distinguished from the intellect and the will; peculiar susceptibility of impression, pleasurable or painful; delicacy of feeling; quick emotion or sympathy; as, sensibility to pleasure or pain; sensibility to shame or praise; exquisite sensibility; -- often used in the plural..
Post Note :: Post note () A note issued by a bank, payable at some future specified time, as distinguished from a note payable on demand..
Judicial :: "Judicial (a.) Belonging to the judiciary, as distinguished from legislative, administrative, or executive. See Executive..
Vanadic :: Vanadic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, vanadium; containing vanadium; specifically distinguished those compounds in which vanadium has a relatively higher valence as contrasted with the vanadious compounds; as, vanadic oxide..
Foot :: Foot (n.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent..
Distinctive :: Distinctive (a.) Having the power to distinguish and discern; discriminating.
Shining :: Shining (a.) Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity..
Erratic :: Erratic (a.) Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars..
Intuition :: Intuition (n.) Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from mediate knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than two, etc.; quick or ready insight or apprehension..
Choice :: Choice (n.) Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination..
Expedient :: Expedient (a.) Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from right..
Iconolatry :: Iconolatry (n.) The worship of images as symbols; -- distinguished from idolatry, the worship of images themselves..
Noctuary :: Noctuary (n.) A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; -- distinguished from diary.
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